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Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)

Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)

You’ll maintain and operate complex communication, detection and weapon systems worth millions of pounds.

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  • £25,200 - £62,000
  • No qualifications
  • Surface Fleet
  • Engineering
  • Rating level

At a glance

This job sits within the Engineering Profession and is an Engineering Rating role. You’ll take charge of some of the most advanced kit on the planet, ensuring it’s spot on and ready to perform in any situation. That could mean maintaining highly sensitive radar one day and working on state-of-the-art missile systems the next.

£25,200

What you will get paid from day one

£62,000

Earn over this amount as your progress

Zero

Qualifications needed

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Route your way to EngTech and IEng

6 weeks

Of paid holiday every year

Study

Potential for foundation degree
Engineering technician analysing equipment
I don’t know many jobs where I’d be given responsibility for hundreds of millions of pounds worth of equipment – there’s a lot of trust there. That trust gives you the room to learn and progress really quickly.

Shane

Junior Rating, Engineering Branch

Role details

What you’ll do

Being an Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) means taking responsibility for the serviceability, readiness and accuracy of systems that make a Royal Navy Ship a Warship. You will be keeping advanced electronic systems, communications, information systems and weapons ready for action anywhere in the world.

Your role

  • Take responsibility for the safety of your crewmates, whether that’s identifying a potential threat, or ensuring your ship is able to defend itself.
  • Maintain, diagnose and repair complex communications, sensors and weapon systems, guaranteeing missiles, guns and anti-submarine torpedoes are fully operational.
  • Get your hands on some of the most sophisticated electronic equipment in existence, working with your team, and under the guidance of the Engineer Officer.
  • Complete daily rounds, checking equipment to ensure the ship remains operational, and finding innovative solutions when there’s a problem.

Pay & benefits

  • A starting salary of £25,200, rising to over £62,000 as your career progresses
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • Additional pay for each day spent at sea
  • Six weeks of paid holiday every year, plus bank holidays
  • Free medical and dental care
  • Access to superb sport and fitness facilities
  • Wide range of benefits including a House Purchase Scheme
  • Subsidised travel and accommodation

Skills for life

Qualifications you'll gain

  • Attain a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Maritime Mechanical Electrical Mechanic
  • Progress to gain a level 3 Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance
  • Potential to gain a Foundation Degree in Engineering
  • Gain specialist vocational qualifications as your career progresses
  • Opportunity to study for GCSEs, A-Levels, NVQs or a degree

Skills you'll develop

  • Learn how to command, lead and manage
  • Streamlined route to registering as EngTech and IEng with the IET
 

Eligibility

  • You must be aged between 16 to 39 (You can start your application from 15 years and 9 months old however you must be at least 16 years old on day of entry to basic training)
  • No qualifications are required for this role
  • You must be a United Kingdom citizen or British Dual National. Dual Nationality restrictions do apply
  • Applicants who have resided outside the UK over the previous 5 years may require a residency waiver
  • A minimum height of 145cm
  • A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18) 

Skills & Interests

  • Quick thinkers who get things done
  • A passion for working with the latest equipment and technology
  • Problem-solvers
  • Team players and potential leaders
  • Physically and mentally fit professionals

 

Joining Process

From picking your role to starting on your first day, these are the steps you'll take to join as a rating.

Step 1

Submit an application

Once you’ve registered your interest in a Profession, and have satisfied some basic eligibility criteria, you will be sent an online application form.

Step 2

Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)

You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension. You will need to attempt all sections of the DAA.

To help you prepare, you can practise the DAA.

Practise the DAA
Step 3

Interview

A formal Selection Interview to confirm suitability of your chosen Profession followed by discussion of your preferred roles that are available within that Profession, including Submarine Service It will also cover the initial stages of the Security application. This is normally conducted using your own device over the Shine video platform.

Step 4

Candidate Preparation Course (CPC)

This is a four-day induction to life in the Royal Navy, which includes assessments of your Fitness and your Medical eligibility, it is a pass or fail course.

Step 5

Start training

Once you’ve passed all eligibility criteria, including a Security Check, you’ll be offered a place at HMS Raleigh to commence your initial training. Allocation to a specific role within your chosen profession will occur during the latter part of initial training.

Career Progression

From responsibilities to pay, find out where this role can take you.
Phase one training
10 weeks at HMS Raleigh, learning basic military skills
Phase two training
Develop your professional skills, make friends for life
First year
Consolidate your skills in the maritime environment
First promotion - Leading Hand
Take charge of a section, lead and develop a team
Second promotion – Petty Officer
Oversee vital equipment as a head of a section

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