Systems Engineer

Position Summary

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 in Oklahoma City, OK to support a variety of aircraft platforms including C32/C40, E-4, Head of State Aircraft for Japan, India, New Zealand, Poland, AWACS, AEWC, B‑1 Strike Bomber, B‑2 Stealth Bomber, B‑52 Heavy Bomber, and the ALCM weapon. Work will be 100% onsite.

• System requirements development, decomposition, and allocation
• System logical & functional decomposition/analysis
• System architecture, design, and synthesis
• System verification and validation of requirements
• Support FAA and Military Certification
• System analysis and project engineering, including Technical Performance Measures, Risk, Issue, & Opportunity Management, SEIT performance/leading indicator metrics
• Lead and support cross‑functional teams, working groups, program and customer meetings and technical design reviews
• Develop and deliver SEIT products such as architecture models/documents, requirements databases, specifications, reports, etc.
• Collaborate with customer organizations
• Mentor and coach to ensure process understanding and quality of deliverables
• Travel periodically to support customer and supplier meetings
• Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering Tools (MSOSA, CAMEO, Rhapsody, DOORS, 3DX, Team Center, etc.)
• Apply aircraft system/domain knowledge in MIL Radio, MIL Nav, Mission System, Networking, Cabin Systems, IFE, Classified Processing, 787 Common Core Avionics, 777‑300 AIMS/Avionics, 737‑MAX 8/9/10 Avionics, LAIRCM, RWR, CMDS, Airworthiness, ARINC 429, MIL‑STD 1553

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry
• 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Experience in System Architecture Development and Modeling tools (CAMEO/MSOSA, Rhapsody)
• Experience in Requirements Management tools such as IBM DOORS
• Experience in verification & validation of requirements

• 3+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Strong collaboration, systems thinking, problem‑solving, and communication skills with proven ability across technical teams and leadership
• Experience in ICD development, logical architecture, requirements and specification development, system functions, and SSOW development
• Experience in risk, issue, and opportunity management
• Experience in project engineering and executing system design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Experience in systems integration and test including lab integration, ground test, and flight test
• Experience in Airworthiness and Certification (FAA, EASA, Military)
• INCOSE Certification

Duplicate of basic qualifications for clarity.

Benefits vary by contract and 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 daily pay in some locations.

Minimum Security Clearance:
Secret

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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