Engineering**
**Designer / Drafter** East Aurora, NY Posted: 7/10/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
212129
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Shift:
1
**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Designer / Drafter, in East Aurora, NY. Job ID#212129**
Pay Rate: $36 - $50/hr
**Job Description:**
Military Aircraft Actuation Development Engineering Group is currently seeking a Design Drafter to work closely with Design, Product, and Manufacturing engineering to convert complex legacy 2D drawings into 3D solid models to support advanced manufacturing methods. The design drafting position requires the incumbent to interpret a variety of drawings and layouts and utilize the Computer Aided Design (CAD) System, Siemens Teamcenter and NX, to generate a solid model and necessary manufacturing information for Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) operations. Therefore, competent usage of CAD software is essential.
To be eligible for this role, an associate degree in a technical major with 1-3 years of drafting experience is required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, experience with User Defined Features (UDF) and GD&T is preferred.
Due to involvement with certain government programs, US Citizenship is required.
This role will report to the East Aurora actuation site engineering manager and will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, NY
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**
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit or
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
**Designer / Drafter** East Aurora, NY Posted: 7/10/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
212129
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Shift:
1
**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Designer / Drafter, in East Aurora, NY. Job ID#212129**
Pay Rate: $36 - $50/hr
**Job Description:**
Military Aircraft Actuation Development Engineering Group is currently seeking a Design Drafter to work closely with Design, Product, and Manufacturing engineering to convert complex legacy 2D drawings into 3D solid models to support advanced manufacturing methods. The design drafting position requires the incumbent to interpret a variety of drawings and layouts and utilize the Computer Aided Design (CAD) System, Siemens Teamcenter and NX, to generate a solid model and necessary manufacturing information for Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) operations. Therefore, competent usage of CAD software is essential.
To be eligible for this role, an associate degree in a technical major with 1-3 years of drafting experience is required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, experience with User Defined Features (UDF) and GD&T is preferred.
Due to involvement with certain government programs, US Citizenship is required.
This role will report to the East Aurora actuation site engineering manager and will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, NY
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**
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit or
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
Job ID: 484846279
Originally Posted on: 7/11/2025
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