Job Description

Overview

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a skilled Avionics Installer to join a leading aerospace industry innovator in Dallas, TX. This role involves hands-on work with advanced aircraft systems in a fast-paced environment focused on quality, safety, and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the installation, modification, and fabrication of wiring and electrical components using blueprints, engineering drawings, and worksheets.
  • Fabricate wire harnesses, perform installations, terminations, ring-outs, and functional testing of avionics/electrical systems.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams to ensure precise system assembly.
  • Maintain accurate logs, records, and documentation.
  • Ensure all work meets regulatory requirements and customer specifications.
  • Inspect completed assemblies to ensure defect-free workmanship prior to final inspection.
  • Support workplace safety initiatives, including FOD prevention, tool control, and 5-S programs.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work environment.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives such as Kaizen events and process improvement activities.
  • Properly care for shop equipment and tools.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Two years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics or two years of related avionics/electrical work experience or an avionics certificate from an accredited school plus one year of related work experience.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and customer specifications.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Basic computer proficiency and general software knowledge.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term Disability
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Pay Rate: $30.17/hour
  • Schedule: 1st Shift (4:30am - 3pm)

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-term Disability
401k

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, where the middle half runs $30–$43/hr across 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 124 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 89 different employers. 56 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Avionics Installer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.