Ignite Safety and Innovation as a Flammability Engineer
Help shape the future of aviation safety. PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aviation industry innovator to hire a skilled Flammability Engineer who is passionate about certification, testing, and ensuring aerospace products meet the highest safety standards. If you're driven by engineering excellence and enjoy turning complex compliance requirements into real-world solutions, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on products that take flight around the world.
Position Details
Job Title: Flammability Engineer
Location: Everett, WA
Job Type: Full-Time | 12-Month Contract
Schedule: Monday-Friday | First Shift | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Pay Rate: $65.71 per hour
Your Impact
As a Flammability Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting the certification and safety compliance of aircraft interior products. Working closely with design, testing, and engineering teams, you'll evaluate materials, conduct certification testing, and provide technical expertise to ensure products meet stringent aviation flammability standards.
Your work will directly contribute to aircraft safety, regulatory compliance, and successful certification programs that support the future of aerospace innovation.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will:
- Review and participate in monument design evaluations to identify flammability certification requirements and substantiation needs.
- Develop detailed test data sheets outlining material stack-ups and configurations required for flammability testing.
- Execute flammability testing using onsite laboratory equipment and established test procedures.
- Support the development and completion of Fire Properties Test Reports required for certification activities.
- Investigate test results, analyze performance data, and support engineering decisions related to compliance and material selection.
- Coordinate testing schedules and activities with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, certification, and quality organizations.
- Assist in identifying and resolving certification challenges during product development.
- Ensure testing and documentation activities comply with applicable aviation regulations and industry requirements.
- Contribute to safe laboratory operations while maintaining a strong commitment to quality and regulatory excellence.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience; OR
- 7 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Technical Qualifications
- Understanding of engineering testing, certification, and compliance processes.
- Familiarity with aerospace materials, product validation, and technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a collaborative environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Candidates with the following experience will stand out:
- Experience working in a test laboratory environment performing engineering or certification testing.
- Familiarity with 14 CFR 25.853 or comparable flammability certification requirements.
- Knowledge of:
- Vertical Burn Testing
- Heat Release Testing
- Smoke Density and Toxicity Testing
- Experience supporting interior monument analysis, testing, certification, or compliance activities.
- Familiarity with aircraft interior products such as galleys, lavatories, closets, sidewalls, and partitions.
- Experience navigating engineering design and modeling tools such as Siemens NX.
- Aerospace, aviation, or advanced manufacturing industry experience.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
Why Join Us?
At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented engineering professionals with some of the most respected organizations in the aerospace industry. This is your opportunity to work on projects where safety, innovation, and technical excellence come together.
What You'll Gain
- Competitive compensation at $65.71 per hour.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge aerospace products and technologies.
- Hands-on involvement in certification and compliance programs critical to aircraft safety.
- Exposure to advanced testing methods, materials evaluation, and regulatory standards.
- A collaborative environment where engineering expertise is valued and rewarded.
- Professional growth through challenging projects and cross-functional teamwork.
- The satisfaction of knowing your work contributes directly to safer aircraft and successful certification programs.
At every stage of the product lifecycle, your expertise will help ensure that aviation products meet the industry's highest standards for safety, performance, and compliance.
Take Your Engineering Career Higher
If you're ready to apply your testing, certification, and compliance expertise in a role that directly supports aviation safety and innovation, we want to hear from you.
Apply today with PDS Tech Commercial and become a Flammability Engineer in Everett, WA. Help certify the technologies that keep the aviation industry moving forward safely and confidently.
This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.
Pay Details: $65.71 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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