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**Engineering Aide 7** Sterling, VA Posted: 1/9/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

214921

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Aide 7, in Sterling, VA. Job ID#214921

Pay Rate: $49 - $54/hr

Job Description:

This position is for a Engineering Services Support Technician. Performs complex technical tasks which contribute to the planning and execution of engineering projects. Collaborates with higher level support staff to confer with engineers on details and implications of test procedures and results. Assist in orienting, training, and assigning work of technical/business support employees.

What You Will Do:

• Works under minimal supervision to provide technical support to engineers on a variety of engineering tasks.

• Performs moderate to complex technical tasks which contribute to the planning and execution of engineering projects.

• Reviews illustration of workflow, routing, floor layouts, material handling, or machine

utilization.

• Operates, inspects and maintains test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.

• Conducts moderate to complex materials test and analysis.

• Collaborates with higher level support staff to confer with engineers on details and implications of test procedures and results.

• Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of tasks.

• Plans and executes experiments and gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes to support engineering disciplines.

• Analyzes, maintains, compiles and formats data and design changes.

• Produces drawings, reports and engineering documentation.

• Performs research and engineering laboratory functions involving the layout, building, testing, troubleshooting, repairing and modification or electronic or electro-mechanical devices, assemblies, subsystems, and systems.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience

• Experience with component level Troubleshooting

• Experience with fine pitch soldering, Circuit Card Assembly Rework, Complex

• Electro/Mechanical Assembly, Acceptance Testing

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Military Experience

• J-STD Solder Certifications a plus

• Experience working in a lab or production environment

• Organization and basic project management skills

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

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

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