• Equipment & Tool Engineer 4

    PDS Defense (North Charleston, SC)


    Engineering

    **Equipment & Tool Engineer 4** North Charleston, SC Posted: 10/9/2025

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    213423

    Job Category:

    Engineering

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Duration:

    52

    Shift:

    1

    Positions Available:

    4

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Equipment & Tool Engineer 4, in North Charleston, SC. Job ID#213423

    Job Description:

    Develops program and project requirements, develops highly complex equipment and tooling concepts and designs solutions, including alternatives for the Production System. Validates analysis of technical data, influences product engineering design and makes robotics, automation or technical recommendations to support production system integration for a aerospace products. Leads the creation and modification of equipment and tooling definition at the program level. Executes project plans, provides input to Make/Buy decisions and partners with Procurement to meet program schedule, cost and quality targets. Ensures compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements. Leads gated reviews and develops plans for production readiness, preventative maintenance and spares. Validates contractual performance milestones. Develops and implements work-arounds and maintains configuration of hardware, software and documentation. Conducts studies and make recommendation for disposition of assets.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    Designs, analyzes and modifies aerospace manufacturing equipment and tooling that meet stakeholder requirements.

     

    Researches, develops, evaluates and integrates robotics, automation, and new technologies and processes related to equipment and tooling for applicability to programs and products.

     

    Teams with cross-functional subject matter experts to develop and review bids and procurement specifications.

     

    Estimates, plans, manages and executes the acquisition and modification of equipment and tooling.

     

    Develops and implements testing and acceptance to validate performance.

     

    Creates and maintains related documentation for equipment and tooling, develops preventative maintenance plans and trains personnel as needed.

     

    Develops and implements interim solutions for damaged and unsafe equipment and tooling.

     

    Investigates engineering changes and controls equipment and tooling configuration in accordance with company procedures.

     

    Develops and recommends equipment reliability improvements through the application of reliability engineering tooling.

    Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

    Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.

     

    5 or more years of experience working in a production and/or manufacturing environment.

    5 or more years of experience using Microsoft Office and office computing systems.

    Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

    Experience in Model Based Definition, CATIA, ENOVIA and PDM.

     

    Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

     

    10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

     

    Experience providing product definitions and technical support to groups, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.

    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 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABETaccreditation 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

     

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

     

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    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