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**FAA Flight Readiness Technician B** San Antonio, TX Posted: 10/6/2025

Job Description

Job ID#:

212818

Job Category:

L - Mechanics

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

26

Shift:

1

Positions Available:

40

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a FAA Flight Readiness Technician B, in San Antonio, TX. Job ID#212818

Shift:

Must be able to work any shift including days, nights and weekends

Job Description:

Works under supervision with limited understanding of the job. Performs final component installation and systems operational functional testing. Performs rework, modification, maintenance, preflight and post-flight checks for delivery, inspect and document non-conformance following detailed verbal or written instructions on items with limited complexity.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

Must be able to work any shift including days, nights and weekends

Minimum 3 months experience with live aircraft systems and flight operations

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

FAA Airframe & Power Plant license

1+ years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum 3 months of Aerospace, Fabrication, or Manufacturing experience.

Minimum 3 months of 787 Program Experience.

Experience with Field/Flight Line Operations.

Ability to perform the following requirements:

* The candidate must be able to ascend and descend vertical work ladders, work in confined spaces, and lift loads of approximately 35 pounds.

* Exposure to noise, working on elevated platforms

* Use personal protective gear for face, eyes, ears, hand, and arms as required.

* Pass visual acuity and color perception tests

* Experience understanding and interpreting detailed written and verbal work instructions and processes

* Handle, use, and dispose of hazardous material

* Obtain & maintain training certifications as required to support assignment responsibilities

* Occasional (1 to 3 hrs) finger manipulation

* On occasion, a 2-person lift may be necessary for weights greater than 50 lbs

* Frequent reaching overhead (3 to 6 hrs)

* Frequent walking on flat surfaces

* Frequent standing flat or uneven surfaces

* Frequent balancing on a ladder, steps, or uneven surfaces

* Occasional climbing on 3-12 ft ladders or stands

* Rotation of head/neck, sitting, crawling, squatting, bend/st

* Occasional contact with metals

* Frequent exposure to noise

Education / Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through basic education (e.g. High School diploma/GED) and typically 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. vocational school/Associate).

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

PDS Defense, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 1-866-224-2745 to contact us. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

The law requires PDS Defense, Inc. to post a notice describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination. For information regarding your legal rights and protections, please click on the following links: EEO is the Law (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ePlMC0R2ANfGQpN8fwGT6N?domain=dol.gov) and EEO is the Law Supplement (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/2ji7CgJx7OSAKDEkCotaGv?domain=dol.gov)

PDS Defense, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay. Please see the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/SVkaCjRvAjfnDVo9H5iV66?domain=dol.gov) for more information.

As a Federal Contractor, PDS Defense, Inc. is required to participate in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States. For information, please click on the following link: E-Verify (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/VrGvCkRw6kfOAP2Ni962JR?domain=e-verify.uscis.gov)

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ .

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