• MP&P Engineer 2

    PDS Defense (Mesa, AZ)


    Engineering

    **MP&P Engineer 2** Mesa, AZ Posted: 1/16/2026

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    215049

    Job Category:

    Engineering

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Duration:

    52

    Shift:

    2

    Positions Available:

    2

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a MP&P Engineer 2, in Mesa, AZ. Job ID#215049

    Job Description:

    Seeking a 2nd shift motivated collaborative associate or experienced Composites M&P (Materials and Processes) Engineer to join our Composite Materials Fabrication Site in Mesa, Arizona.

    Position Responsibilities:

    • Work in a casual, professional environment with multi-disciplinary engineering teams who deliver cutting edge aerospace solutions

    • Split your time between office, lab, and production floor—see ideas move from test to flight

    • Influence real products on advanced and proprietary air platforms

    • Clear paths for long-term career growth into technical leadership or management

    • Use your curiosity and technical grit to solve meaningful manufacturing challenges every day

    • Ensure the efficient production of our world-class aerospace products, including advanced platforms for our Air Proprietary programs

    What you'll do

    • Apply chemistry, physics, and material science to develop and qualify composite materials and processing methods

    • Provide technical evaluation and material and process support to composite part fabrication

    • Perform root-cause investigations and implement corrective & preventive actions for material and process issues

    • Create and execute test plans, write reports and input to specifications for materials, tools, and processes

    • Qualify and approve equipment, materials and processes

    • Guide material testing in the Materials & Processes Laboratory

    • Coordinate with other disciplines such as Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement

    • Travel to suppliers as needed

    • Integrate new technologies and promote standardization across product lines

    • Manage test/audit programs, ensure regulatory and contractual compliance, and incorporate EHS, LEAN, and Quality principles into your work

    • This role is full-time 2nd shift and is expected to be 100% onsite

     

    This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements are mandatory for this position.

     

    • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. (And a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years' experience or a Master's degree

    • Willingness to work 2nd shift.

    Preferred Skills:

    • 2+ years working with composites, elastomers, and associated processing techniques

    • Hands-on lab experience with polymer chemistry analytical techniques

    • Familiarity with materials such as epoxy, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, urethane, polyimide, reinforcements, and adhesives

    • Experience with composite failure modes (structural and nonstructural) and failure analysis.

    • Experience in technical specifications, reports, and test plans

    • Comfortable reading engineering drawings and using Microsoft Office

    • Experience in creating and delivering technical presentations and briefings

    • Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment

    Education / Experience:

    Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. (And a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years' experience or a Master's degree

     

    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:

    Secret

     

    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