Air Engineering Technician Royal Navy

Become: Air Engineering Technician Royal Navy

No specific educational qualifications are needed for this job. You will be methodical and have a good eye for detail and enjoy ensuring things work correctly. The role involves scheduled maintenance together with pre and post-flight servicing and inspections for the Fleet Air Arm's helicopters and fast jets. You could work on shore at a Royal Naval Air Station or at sea onboard a frigate or destroyer or indeed on one of the new aircraft carriers due to enter service soon.

If you have GCSEs or A-levels (or equivalent), fast track opportunities may be available.

About: Air Engineering Technician Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the oldest of the UK Armed Services and operates world-wide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. "First and foremost a fighting force, the RN serves alongside allies in conflicts around the world. We also protect Britain's ports, fishing grounds and merchant ships and help tackle international smuggling, terrorism and piracy. Increasingly, we're involved in humanitarian and relief missions, where our skills, discipline and resourcefulness make a real difference to people's lives" (Royal Navy Career Guide Version 3)

Apprenticeships are embedded across the range of skills required for the Royal Navy (RN) to deliver the defence needs of the United Kingdom. One of the UKs largest training organisations, some 3,000 take up an apprenticeship each year and success rates are high. All training is fully funded and externally accredited, ensuring they’ll be recognised and valued by a future employer outside the RN. The Royal Navy believes the variety of engineering roles available to you is unrivalled and the technical knowledge you’ll develop goes far beyond anything you would learn in a civilian apprenticeship.