Hardware Engineer

Engineering

Hardware Engineer Orlando, FL Posted: 8/12/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

52

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Flight Simulator Hardware Engineer, in Orlando, FL. Job ID#

Job Description:

The Work

The hired engineer will be a Hardware Engineering on a development team that delivers a FAA Level D Full Flight Simulator for our customer. Primary responsibilities include:

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  Complete hardware design and development activities for power and control systems, motion platform integration, visual display systems, avionics interfaces, and ancillary equipment.

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  Manage end to end integration of the new simulator hardware with the existing building infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical distribution, grounding, and fire and smoke monitoring systems.

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  Lead other Hardware Engineers that synchronizes engineering, procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure design is completed as scheduled. Develop innovative solutions to a range of complex problems that are consistent with the program objectives.

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Basic Qualifications (BQs):

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field

Experience in developing flight simulation hardware solutions.

Active development of new mechanical design engineering principles and full demonstrated knowledge of industry practices and related disciplines

Issuing formal design checking approvals or non-conformance reports through the PLM tool.

Developing and generating CREO layouts and detailed drawings for ICDs, components, sub-assemblies, assemblies, and integration test articles

Developing and generating HW architectural layouts for system and lower level interfaces between systems and subsystems

Deriving Hardware and sub tier requirements from customer requirements

Building BOMs, creating parts, assemblies, and design documentation

Demonstrated ability to support cross-functional teams through major technical reviews throughout the acquisition lifecycle (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)

Experience applying Hardware Engineering processes in an Agile environment.

Desired Skills:

Experience with Windchill, Creo, Windchill and/or Catia, Zuken and Cameo.

Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in accordance with ASME Y14.5 and demonstrated perform complex system-level tolerance analysis.

Knowledge of generating hardware architecture, high level interconnects, and deriving requirements from customer and system level flow downs.

Prior experience in the development, integration, and deployment of flight training systems.

Leveraged Agile tenets in the execution of the development of software intensive systems, inclusive of driving development of Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware, and Test Engineering work products.

Experience adapting hardware designs to existing climate control systems, ensuring temperature/humidity stability for avionics and motion platforms.

Experience interfacing with the facility's existing fire detection and suppression infrastructure

Product design experience in the context of modular open systems architectures (e.g. SOA).

Experience with Rotary and/or Fixed Wing Aircraft

Experience with full motion simulators.

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

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  The California Fair Chance Act

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  Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

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  Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

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  San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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