Engineering Technician Program Support

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Engineering Technician – Program Support in Chandler, Arizona for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support mechanical engineering teams by processing engineering data, tracking hardware and schedules, coordinating procurement activities, and developing status reports across multiple engineering and program-management systems.

Required Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent with 4 years of additional education and/or related experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to process and organize information from multiple systems and data sources.
• Experience tracking schedules, assignments, budgets, or project status.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on assigned tasks.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Skills

• Associate degree in Business, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Experience supporting engineering or technical programs.
• Aerospace or defense industry experience.
• Experience with Teamcenter or other Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience tracking hardware, procurement activities, or vendor status.
• Experience with Jira and Agile or Scrum environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or other Integrated Master Schedule tools.
• Experience with Siemens NX.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, data processing, or basic automation.

What You’ll Do

• Retrieve and process engineering analyses, drawings, and related technical data.
• Assist engineers with identifying and tracking required reviewers and approvals.
• Track hardware procurement status and support integration planning.
• Coordinate with buyers, vendors, and engineering personnel on procurement activities.
• Compile and organize labor, actuals, and program data from Excel and other sources.
• Track schedule tasks, dates, dependencies, and milestone status.
• Maintain Jira tasks and align work activities with program milestones.
• Track SDRL and DID requirements, including upcoming and overdue deliverables.
• Create concise status reports, charts, and management updates from multiple data sources.
• Process expenses and support basic budget and assignment tracking.
• Provide administrative and technical support to engineering and program teams.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Full-time onsite in Chandler, Arizona.
• 9/80A schedule.

Pay

• $47.57 per hour.

Job ID: 2029

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.