**Engineering** **Test & Evaluation Engineer 2** El Segundo, CA Posted: 7/23/2025 Job Description Job ID#: 212289 Job Category: Engineering Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 52 Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Test & Evaluation Engineer 2, in El Segundo, CA. Job ID#212289** Pay Rate: $59 - $64/hr **Job Description:** Seekng an Infrastructure and Automated Tools Engineer to join our Space Systems Verification and Test team in El Segundo, CA. In this position, you'll contribute to a team responsible for the hardening, deployment, automation, setup, and readiness of Special Test Equipment in factory and launch environments. **Position Responsibilities:** • Work with Product Security, Software and IT engineers to execute the Infrastructure and Tools team scope of work • Interface effectively with multiple technical disciplines in a team environment • Works with the Infrastructure Manager to help transform the existing Test IT Infrastructure and Tools • Designs networks and complex IT Infrastructure, including redundancy and disaster recovery systems • Contributes to important initiatives to upgrade existing infrastructure and leads adoption of latest technologies which include virtualization and automation • Assists in implementing best practices to manage a network server room • Lead the team to develop engineering documentation and processes to reduce waste and maximize repeatability • Setup of infrastructure tools and environments such as Servers, Virtual Machine, Storage, Network/Firewall. • Champions Lab Excellence initiatives to continuously improve server room environment • Works in a hands-on lab environment with a variety of different types of test equipment **Required Skills:** • 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Experience managing large server and IT systems, both bare metal and virtual machines • Strong communication and coordination abilities **Preferred Skills:** • Holds a Security+ Certification • 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Experience in Mix Unix/Linux and Windows, VMWare, NAS/SAN Storage environment • 5 or more years leading technical teams • An active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance and current Tier 5 (T5). **Education / Experience:** Bachelor's degree and typically 2 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a Master's degree with experience in an engineering classification. Required: Bachelor or Master degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, com 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. **“Exclusive Bonus Opportunity!** A limited time bonus program is currently available for this role. Speak with your recruiter today to determine eligibility before it's gone! Offer expires September 30th, 2025.” 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 **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