Job Listing Description

Assembly & Integration Engineer – Design the Systems That Bring Aircraft to Life

Location: Fort Worth, TX 76119
Job Type: Full-Time | Consultant (6 Months)
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 1st Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Pay Rate: $40.00 – $75.00 per hour

Where Precision Engineering Meets Flight-Ready Execution

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace industry to hire an Assembly and Integration Engineer to support advanced aircraft system installations. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the integrity, routing, and configuration of critical aircraft systems—ensuring designs are optimized for build, certification, and long-term performance.

If you thrive in model-based design environments and enjoy owning complex integration challenges from concept through release, this is an opportunity to make a visible impact.

What You’ll Do Day to Day

As an Assembly and Integration Engineer, you will support system installation design and integration across multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include:

• Creating and refining 3D models for wiring harnesses, cable assemblies, electrical equipment, bonding, and supports

• Designing and integrating wiring systems using CATIA V5, V6, or preferably 3DX

• Owning aircraft system installation configuration integrity, including routing paths, penetrations, and passthroughs

• Producing and optimizing 3D layouts to support build efficiency and sourcing strategies

• Coordinating system provisioning and interface requirements with Airframe and Systems Design IPTs

• Establishing and enforcing installation requirements such as system separation and minimum clearances

• Ensuring compliance with DMU and 3D modeling standards

• Developing, testing, and documenting new procedures for relational design and model-based definition in 3DX

• Overseeing preparation, release, and revision of 3D installation datasets

• Coordinating dataset approvals with Design IPTs and Certification Authorities

• Tracking progress and reporting status to the AIT Leader

Note: Current needs include 1 harness router and 1 tube router.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or other Engineering discipline, Math, or Physics

• Minimum of 2 years of systems installation design experience

• Working knowledge of electrical, fluid, and mechanical routing requirements and installation hardware

• Proficiency in 3D modeling using CATIA V5, CATIA V6, or 3DX

• Basic understanding of Digital Mock-Up (DMU) applications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with minimal supervision
  
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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in conveyance systems routing and wire harness design

• Experience with PLM, design, scheduling, and reporting tools

• Proven self-starter with strong foresight and problem-solving abilities

• Experience working in fast-paced, integrated product team environments

Why Join PDS Tech Commercial?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect engineering talent with impactful aerospace programs. You’ll benefit from:

• Competitive pay aligned to experience and expertise

• Hands-on involvement in complex, high-visibility aircraft integration work

• A collaborative culture that values technical excellence and accountability

• Opportunities to expand your skills in advanced digital design and integration tools

• The chance to contribute directly to aircraft readiness and performance

Ready to Engineer What Takes Flight?

If you’re passionate about systems integration and want to play a key role in bringing aircraft designs together, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and help integrate the systems that keep aerospace innovation moving forward.

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