Electrical Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial; Kentucky; On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support aircraft instrumentation systems for flight tests and certification. The role involves implementing sensor installations, maintaining calibration standards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data integrity and system reliability.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, proficiency with CAE tools, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and electrical design practices.
• Experience with CAE tools.
• Hands-on experience with aircraft instrumentation and flight test sensors.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and integrate aircraft instrumentation systems for flight test and certification.
• Develop instrumentation solutions for mechanical and electrical aircraft systems to collect flight data.
• Maintain NIST-compliant calibration and verification standards.
• Document and manage calibration records for instrumentation systems.
• Support hardware and software requirements for data acquisition and IADS real-time displays.
• Install and validate flight test sensors such as strain gauges and accelerometers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support product development and certification.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of advanced aerospace products and systems.

Skills

CAE tools

Instrumentation systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Flight test instrumentation

IADS real-time displays

MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN Bus, Ethernet

Job description

Job Description

Engineer the Future of Flight – Electrical Engineer | Aerospace & Defense

Location: Vandalia, OH

Payrate: $65/hour

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace and defense industry to hire an innovative Electrical Engineer. If you're passionate about aircraft instrumentation, flight test systems, and cutting-edge aerospace technology, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on next-generation aircraft certification and performance.

As an Instrumentation Specialist, you'll design, integrate, and support aircraft data acquisition systems that enable critical flight testing and FANMIL certification. Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll help ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of flight test data while contributing to the development of advanced aerospace products.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and integrate aircraft instrumentation systems to support flight test and certification activities.

• Develop instrumentation solutions for mechanical and electrical aircraft systems to collect critical flight data.

• Maintain NIST-compliant calibration and verification standards for measurement equipment.

• Document, control, and manage calibration records for instrumentation systems.

• Support hardware and software requirements for data acquisition systems and IADS real-time displays.

• Install and validate flight test sensors, including strain gauges, accelerometers, and related instrumentation.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to support product development, testing, and certification.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of advanced aerospace products and systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.

• Strong understanding of engineering principles and electrical design practices.

• Experience with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools.

• Hands-on experience with aircraft instrumentation systems and flight test sensor installations.

• Experience working with strain gauges, accelerometers, and other aircraft test instrumentation.

• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and development teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the aerospace and defense industry.

• Knowledge of electrical design principles, model-based definition, component selection, manufacturing, and production processes.

• Familiarity with telemetry systems and aircraft data acquisition.

• Experience with communication protocols including MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN Bus, and Ethernet.

• Experience using Curtiss-Wright hardware, software, and IADS real-time display systems.

Ready to Help Shape the Future of Aerospace?

Pay Details: $65.00 per hour

• Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan.

• Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets the individual needs.

• In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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