Guidance Nav & Control Engineer 3

PDS Defense, Inc.; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 210,773,000 - 225,926,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Short-term disability insurance

DailyPay

Job summary

PDS Defense, Inc. in Everett, WA is seeking an experienced Guidance Nav & Control Engineer 3 to support production operations and supplier builds, resolving build issues and safety items to maintain airworthiness.

You will lead or contribute to failure investigations, review architectures, and coordinate with airline customers, suppliers, and regulators to close SRPs and flight squawks, ensuring compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• 5+ years of technical experience in an aerospace or regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.
• Investigate fleet anomalies; perform root cause analysis, create mitigation plans, and drive resolution with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Review system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.
• Lead and support system/component tests; author test plans, monitor execution, analyze results, and document conclusions.
• Produce and maintain safety artifacts: FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams for compliant solutions.
• Mentor production teams on design intent, installation practices, and troubleshooting to reduce recurrence.

Skills

5+ years aerospace experience

Flight control systems

Requirements development

System safety analysis

Cross-functional coordination

IBM Rational DOORS

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or related field

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

Engineering

Guidance Nav & Control Engineer 3

Everett, WA

Pay Rate: $74 -$ 79/hr

Position Type: Associate - W2

Duration: 35

Shift: 1

Job Description

This position will support production operations and supplier builds by investigating and resolving build issues, manufacturing rejections, functional test failures, and line safety items. Analyze and resolve in service fleet issues, working directly with airline customers, suppliers, and regulatory partners to close Service Related Problems (SRPs) and flight squawks. Understand and evaluate system and subsystem architectures, requirements, and designs to identify root causes and implement corrective actions that address both production and fleet impacts. Lead or contribute to failure investigations, corrective design changes, installation/process improvements, and verification activities to restore airworthiness and production flow.

Position Responsibilities

• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.
• Investigate in fleet anomalies and incidents; perform root cause analysis, create mitigation plans, and drive resolution with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Review and interpret system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.
• Lead and support system/component tests including iron bird, lab rigs, and production test setups; author test plans, monitor execution, analyze results, and document conclusions.
• Produce and maintain technical artifacts required for certification and continued operational safety: system safety analyses, FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.
• Coordinate across manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams to deliver robust, production friendly, and compliant solutions.
• Mentor production teams and suppliers on design intent, installation practices, and troubleshooting techniques to reduce recurrence.

Required Skills

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

5+ years of technical experience in an aerospace or similar regulated industry environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with flight control systems and components.
• Background in requirements development, system architecture analysis, and design-to-cost/manufacturability practices.
• Familiarity with ARP4754 / ARP4761 and systems safety processes.
• Hands on experience with manufacturing support, functional/acceptance test rigs, and iron bird test environments.
• Experience using requirement management tools (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS).
• Experience performing Systems Safety Analysis, FMEA, FTA, and related failure analyses.
• Experience working directly with airline customers and regulatory agencies to resolve in service issues.

Education / Experience

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation 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, and 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

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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

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