Design and Analysis Engineer 3

PDS Defense; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Direct deposit

DailyPay

Career counseling

Skills training

Job summary

PDS Defense is seeking a Design and Analysis Engineer 3 in Seattle, WA, to own end-to-end features from prototype to production. You will design, implement, and ship data management solutions on real-time systems, interfacing with hardware and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture decisions, and delivering robust software across CLI, native Windows, and web environments. A strong background in embedded C/C++ and data analytics is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Real-Time Operating Systems.
• 2+ years of C/C++ for real-time embedded systems.
• 2+ years of experience with Application Development.
• Experience in experimental data acquisition, instrumentation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, develop, and support real-time data management solutions.
• Deliver end-to-end software from prototype to production.
• Build APIs and streaming pipelines for high-throughput time-series data.
• Interface with data acquisition hardware to pull and process data.
• Collaborate with customers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews and architecture design.
• Maintain deployment, CI/CD, observability, and database infrastructure.
• Help define product roadmap and priorities.

Skills

RTOS

C/C++

App development

Data acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQLite

Git/GitLab

Docker

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Engineering

Design and Analysis Engineer 3 Seattle, WA Posted: 9/3/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

225322

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate – W2

Duration:

52

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Design and Analysis Engineer 3, in Seattle, WA. Job ID#225322

Job Description:

You will work on a high autonomy team with end-to-end ownership: design, implement, and ship features from prototype to production; make architectural and technology choices that shape product direction; and engage directly with customers and stakeholders. If you thrive in a technically challenging role with high autonomy and ownership, this is the place to excel!

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Work with a team of engineers to design, architect, develop, and support real-time data
• management solutions for storing, streaming, processing, and visualizing high-throughput
• sensor data
• Deliver solutions that span the entire software development lifecycle, from design to
• production, and multiple deployment paradigms including CLI tools, native (Windows), and
• web applications
• Interface with data acquisition hardware (transducers, DAQ devices) to pull and process
• data
• Design and implement intuitive user experiences for data visualization and analysis
• Build clean, well-tested APIs and streaming pipelines for high-throughput time-series data
• Collaborate directly with customers and stakeholders to translate requirements into
• technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentorship, architecture design,
• Build and maintain deployment, CI/CD, observability, and database infrastructure
• Help define product roadmap and priorities

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• 2+ years of experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems
• 2+ years of experience with C/C++ software for real-time embedded systems
• 2+ years of experience with Application Development
• Experience in experimental data acquisition, instrumentation, and analysis

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 7 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or C# (or similar)
• Experience with native application development for Windows (C# and .NET, C++ and Qt, or similar)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, or similar)
• Proficient in modern version control systems (Git, GitLab, or similar)
• Proficient with containerization technologies (Docker or similar)
• Proficient in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, MATLAB, or other programming languages
• Experience with data acquisition and processing systems (transducers, control systems, IoT devices, DAQ hardware, or similar)
• Comfortable developing and operating on Windows and Linux environments
• Experience with modern testing practices and tools (unit testing, TDD, etc.)
• Familiar with continuous integration and deployment platforms (GitLab CI, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Experience with time-series file formats (HDF5, TDMS, or similar)
• Experience with native data visualization libraries

Education / Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and typically 5 or more years’ experience in an engineering classification or a Master’s degree with typically 3 or more years’ experience in an engineering classification or a PhD degree with experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include:

• direct deposit
• free career counseling services
• 401(k)
• select paid holidays
• short-term disability insurance
• skills training
• employee referral bonus
• affordable medical coverage plan
• DailyPay (in some locations)

For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled