Engineering**
**Mechanical Engineer** Mobile, AL Posted: 7/3/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
212050
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Shift:
1
**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, in Mobile, AL. Job ID#212050**
**Job Description:**
The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the qualification of Standard Parts that would include all phases of qualification, including: New development, test design, test review, environmental analysis, and supplier management/drum-beating.
Meet the team:
Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.
Your working environment:
The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of engineers who assist in the design and development of commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.
Your challenges:
Contribute to cabin and cargo engineering in all phases of aircraft development and product lifestyle, from prototype to final design.
Perform qualification of cabin and cargo parts according to applicable design requirements and procedures.
Allocation of aircraft top-level requirements down to systems level.
Evaluate and develop lightweight solutions to improve aircraft performance.
Provide design support, impact assessment, preparation of bottom-up design verification during full phase of aircraft development and delivery.
Preparation of engineering technical reports and presentations.
Check and validate the correctness of engineering data on drawings and ensure the input quality related to Aircraft Product Data Management systems to secure guaranteed limits and aircraft performance.
Provide Engineering support to the FAL in order to secure aircraft delivery.
Lead digitalization improvement projects within engineering teams, develop efficient methods to automate work and processes.
Your boarding pass:
B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Aerospace engineering or related field.
6 years of experience in an engineering classification.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, compliance documentation, and technical documentation.
Experience in CATIA.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics.
Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills.
Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams.
Authorized to work in the US.
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: Onsite 100%
Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. 20% Domestic and International
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.
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.
**Exclusive Bonus Opportunity!**
A limited time bonus program is currently available for this role. Speak with your recruiter today to determine eligibility before it's gone! Offer expires September 30th, 2025.
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
No Clearance
**VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled**
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit or
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
**Mechanical Engineer** Mobile, AL Posted: 7/3/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
212050
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Shift:
1
**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, in Mobile, AL. Job ID#212050**
**Job Description:**
The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the qualification of Standard Parts that would include all phases of qualification, including: New development, test design, test review, environmental analysis, and supplier management/drum-beating.
Meet the team:
Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.
Your working environment:
The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of engineers who assist in the design and development of commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.
Your challenges:
Contribute to cabin and cargo engineering in all phases of aircraft development and product lifestyle, from prototype to final design.
Perform qualification of cabin and cargo parts according to applicable design requirements and procedures.
Allocation of aircraft top-level requirements down to systems level.
Evaluate and develop lightweight solutions to improve aircraft performance.
Provide design support, impact assessment, preparation of bottom-up design verification during full phase of aircraft development and delivery.
Preparation of engineering technical reports and presentations.
Check and validate the correctness of engineering data on drawings and ensure the input quality related to Aircraft Product Data Management systems to secure guaranteed limits and aircraft performance.
Provide Engineering support to the FAL in order to secure aircraft delivery.
Lead digitalization improvement projects within engineering teams, develop efficient methods to automate work and processes.
Your boarding pass:
B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Aerospace engineering or related field.
6 years of experience in an engineering classification.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, compliance documentation, and technical documentation.
Experience in CATIA.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical aircraft topics.
Excellent communication, coordination, and organization skills.
Ability to inter-relate with and motivate diverse teams.
Authorized to work in the US.
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: Onsite 100%
Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. 20% Domestic and International
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.
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.
**Exclusive Bonus Opportunity!**
A limited time bonus program is currently available for this role. Speak with your recruiter today to determine eligibility before it's gone! Offer expires September 30th, 2025.
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
No Clearance
**VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled**
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit or
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
Job ID: 484143526
Originally Posted on: 7/4/2025
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