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803A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician

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Overview

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician performs organizational level maintenance on unmanned aerial vehicle systems. The technician also maintains the support equipment used with those systems.

Core Skills

  • UAV support equipment maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Organizational-level maintenance of UAV systems and support equipment provides a foundation for civilian aircraft maintenance work.

How to prepare: Gather records documenting your military maintenance duties and duration for FAA review of credit toward an Airframe or Powerplant rating. FAA certification requires age 18, English proficiency, qualifying experience of 18 months for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both (or an accepted training route), and written, oral, and practical tests.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.

Notes & Sources

  • An FAA mechanic certificate is not required by regulation for every airline mechanic job, although air carriers often require it for hiring.
Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 803A

    [1] NEC entry "803A - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 20548; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: UAV support equipment maintenance, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [3] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 803A

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