System Design & Integration Specialist 3

Engineering

System Design & Integration Specialist 3 Herndon, VA Posted: 3/3/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

215865

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a System Design & Integration Specialist 3, in Herndon, VA. Job ID#215865

Job Description:

• Survey, plan, develop, design, configure, and test multi-classification AV solutions for government customers. Generate custom audiovisual system designs, including DSP layouts and systems configuration.

• Lead or attend customer stakeholder meetings to collect and document or validate system requirements. Research, identify, and recommend technology options to solve customer problems.

• Draft system engineering documentation, including signal flows, line diagrams, bills of materials, rack elevations, and cable plants.

• Support onsite installation of AV systems and lead system configuration phases. Coordinate with customer facilities teams and other onsite sub-contractors and vendors during systems installation as required.

• Support the development of end-user training materials and operations & maintenance plans.

• Perform in-house testing and on-site commissioning at client locations.

• Develop expertise in the industry through continuing training, certifications, and review of trade publications.

This position requires an active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance , for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.) with active/current counterintelligence poly

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of related work experience for level 3.

• 5+ years of related work experience for level 4.

• Must be able to travel to various job sites as needed.

• AV systems field installation experience.

• This position is for first shift but may require occasional compensated, ad hoc support after hours.

• An adjudicated Counterintelligence Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Associate degree or higher.

• AVIXA CTScertification.

• DSP platform (Biamp, QSC, etc.) experience.

• Experience with Crestron, Extron, and Thinklogical systems.

An adjudicated Full Scope Polygraph.

Education / Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience, 9 years' related work experience, etc.).

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

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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