Systems Engineer

Design the Technology That Powers Tomorrow's Space Missions

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace and aviation industry to hire a Systems Engineer in El Segundo, CA. If you're driven by innovation, passionate about complex systems, and eager to contribute to groundbreaking satellite and space-based programs, this is your opportunity to work on technologies that support commercial, civil, and national security missions around the globe.

Location: El Segundo, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Consultant (6-Month Assignment)
Schedule: Monday-Friday | First Shift | 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Pay Rate: from $60 to $80 per hour

Your Impact Starts Here

As a Systems Engineer, you'll be a key contributor to the design, development, integration, and verification of advanced spacecraft systems. Working across multiple engineering disciplines, you'll help transform innovative concepts into operational solutions that support critical space missions.

This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with world-class engineers, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to next-generation technologies that are redefining what's possible in space.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate across spacecraft subsystems to plan, design, develop, integrate, and verify complex space systems throughout the product lifecycle

• Analyze customer and operational requirements to define system performance needs and technical specifications

• Evaluate and optimize system architectures to ensure mission success and overall performance

• Coordinate technical parameters and ensure compatibility across physical, functional, and program interfaces

• Identify gaps in scope and work with stakeholders to align responsibilities across teams

• Participate in resolving cross-functional engineering and technical issues

• Support or lead technical trade studies involving performance, cost, risk, and schedule considerations

• Assist with engineering governance activities, including Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RIO) Boards and Engineering Review Boards (ERB)

• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements by integrating Statements of Work (SOW) and technical specifications into engineering processes

• Support requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as DOORS and Cameo

• Track requirements compliance activities and support customer reporting obligations

• Participate in Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) evaluations and responses

• Support major program milestones, including:

  • System Requirements Reviews (SRR)

  • Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR)

  • Critical Design Reviews (CDR)

  • Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

• Represent Systems Engineering during manufacturing, integration, testing, and readiness reviews

• Support Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T), launch activities, mission operations, and non-conformance resolution efforts as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in:

  • Engineering

  • Engineering Technology

  • Computer Science

  • Data Science

  • Mathematics

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Or a related technical discipline

• Experience with systems engineering fundamentals and product lifecycle processes

• Familiarity with key engineering reviews and development milestones, including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment

• Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance.

• This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.                                               
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with satellite systems design, development, integration, or testing

• Experience collaborating with customers, program offices, and interdisciplinary engineering teams

• Familiarity with requirements management and MBSE tools such as DOORS and Cameo

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Previous experience supporting aerospace, defense, or space programs

• Typically 9+ years of related engineering experience or an equivalent combination of education and technical expertise

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented professionals with opportunities that make a real impact. This role places you at the forefront of innovation, supporting advanced programs that help shape the future of space technology and aerospace engineering.

What You Can Expect

• Competitive pay starting at $56.65 per hour

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge satellite and spacecraft programs

• Exposure to advanced technologies supporting commercial, civil, and national security missions

• Collaboration with highly skilled engineering and technical teams

• Hands-on involvement throughout the complete systems engineering lifecycle

• Professional growth through complex, challenging, and meaningful work

• A culture that values innovation, teamwork, continuous learning, and technical excellence

• The opportunity to contribute to missions that have a global impact

At PDS Tech Commercial, we believe great engineering changes the world. Join a team where your expertise is valued, your ideas matter, and your work helps push the boundaries of what's possible.

Ready to Take Your Engineering Career to New Heights?

If you're passionate about systems engineering, space technology, and solving complex challenges, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and join PDS Tech Commercial in partnership with a leading aerospace innovator. Help engineer the systems that will power the next generation of space exploration and mission success.

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