Air Engineer Officer
In this technically demanding job, you’re ultimately responsible for the people who keep the Royal Navy flying. On an operational squadron, you’ll lead a team maintaining, updating, fitting and testing sophisticated propulsion, weapons, navigation, communications and control systems and keeping the aircraft constantly ready to fly. You may also work in a support and acquisition role. This means you will be a project manager, putting safety management schemes in place, or on new systems and solutions with the aerospace industry. Whatever direction you follow, you’ll need technical expertise of the highest order and leadership skills to match. We’ll help you develop both of these throughout your career.
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Qualifications
Are you right for this role?
You should have the following qualifications
A degree in Mechanical, Electronic or Aeronautical Engineering, Physics or a related subject, 180 UCAS points and five GCSEs (A* to C) or Scottish Standard Grades or equivalent, which must include English and Maths.
You must be aged between 17 and 29.
You should like
- Managing People
- Working in a Challenging Environment
- A Keen Interest in Engineering
- A Sense of Adventure
You should have these skills
- Logical Thinker
- Good Communicator
- Good Physical and Mental Stamina
- Highly Organised
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