Hardware Engineer 6

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer 6, in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Job Description:

In this role, you'll influence major technical decisions, partner across disciplines, and shape systems that support both commercial and military customers. Whether your strengths lie in integration, requirements leadership, technical strategy, or cross‑functional problem solving, you'll have the opportunity to play a crucial role in delivering high‑performance, safety‑critical products that define the future of flight

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a system engineering technical leader, defining and refining approaches that build on existing product foundations while meeting customer and program needs.
• Lead systems engineering activities including system definition, architecture development, and integration planning in partnership with hardware, software, and program teams.
• Ensure compliance with established engineering processes, certification requirements, and program design plans.
• Apply your avionics or complex‑systems expertise to influence product strategy, contribute to technology roadmaps, and support future pursuits.

What You Will Learn:

• Gain deep understanding of safety‑critical avionics development and how certified flight deck systems are designed integrated, and delivered.
• Strengthen your leadership skills by coordinating across technical teams, guiding design decisions, and shaping project outcomes.
• Develop advanced systems‑engineering and strategic planning capabilities while working with global teams, suppliers, and cross‑functional stakeholders.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Leadership experience in developing certified aerospace or other complex regulated systems.
• Demonstrated success creating or contributing to system architectures and collaborating across engineering domains.
• Knowledge of avionics certification or regulatory requirements such as TSO, DO‑160, DO‑254, or DO‑178B/C.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Background in optics, display technology, electronics, or hardware/software integration.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, especially when coordinating across teams or presenting to leadership.

Education/Experience:

Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience Leadership experience in developingcertified aerospace or other complex regulated systems.

Citizenship Requirement: US Citizen, US Person or Foreign National

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.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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 http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

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

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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 http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

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