**L - Mechanics** **Military Aircraft Maintenance Technician - Secret Clearance Required** Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ Posted: 7/11/2025 Job Description Job ID#: 211836 Job Category: L - Mechanics Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 52 Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Military Aircraft Maintenance Technician - Secret Clearance Required, at Joint Base McGuire, NJ. Job ID#211836** **Job Description:** Assembles, disassembles and/or modifies systems by changing, removing, replacing or upgrading aerospace vehicle components to correct failures or implement changes. Oversees assembly, disassembly or overhaul. Configures aerospace vehicles and bench test equipment. Troubleshoots complex pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems to isolate mechanical or electrical faults and repair faulty components. Performs validation/verification testing of systems and components. Documents procedures and established processes to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance (e.g., repairs, test results, applicable modifications and inspection results). Inspects components and verifies repairs for flight worthiness requirements. Oversees training. Works under general direction. **Education / Experience:** Education/experience typically acquired through basic education (e.g. High School diploma/GED) and typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. vocational school/Associate+2 years' related work, Bachelor, etc.). Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required. **Requirements:** Active Secret Clearance Required 3 years aircraft maintenance experience 1 year C17 specific experience Will have to enter confined spaces Domestic travel 50% or more - possible international travel **Preferred Requirements:** Structural experience preferred Air Force experience preferred **Additional Information:** Training: Approximately 4 weeks - will likely take place in San Antonio, TX Shifts: 1st Shift (7:00-3:30pm) 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: Secret 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. 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