Propulsion Systems Engineer - Lead (On-Site, Elkton)

PDS Tech, Inc.; Elkton (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial in Elkton, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead and integrate propulsion systems programs. You will coordinate across engineering disciplines, develop and manage requirements, and drive verification plans through CDR and PDR milestones.

You will work with a team on complex propulsion projects, contribute to risk management, and lead technical reviews. This role offers on-site work with competitive compensation and a path to technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• Experience in requirements, design, integration, or testing.
• Experience with formal technical reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR.
• Experience with DOORS, Jama, or JIRA.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and coordination among engineering disciplines, program management, and external stakeholders.
• Support Lead Systems Engineer and assume lead responsibilities when required.
• Develop and maintain requirements specifications, ICDs, V&V matrices, risk registers, and verification reports.
• Define and maintain requirements decomposition strategies across systems and subsystems.
• Perform requirements change-impact analysis based on contract changes.
• Lead reviews supporting PDR and CDR milestones; ensure requirements are complete and testable.
• Lead Risk and Opportunity meetings for technical/program teams.
• Develop verification strategies mapping requirements to test, analysis, inspection, and demonstration.
• Coordinate verification responsibilities across technical owners.
• Support Work Breakdown Structure development and technical schedules.

Skills

Systems thinking

Technical leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Communication

Analytical/problem solving

Requirements management

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related STEM

Tools

DOORS

Jama

JIRA

Cameo

MagicDraw

Rhapsody

Job description

PDS Tech Commercial in Elkton, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead and integrate propulsion systems programs. You will coordinate across engineering disciplines, develop and manage requirements, and drive verification plans through CDR and PDR milestones.

You will work with a team on complex propulsion projects, contribute to risk management, and lead technical reviews. This role offers on-site work with competitive compensation and a path to technical leadership.