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As a Weapon Technician, you will be in charge of maintaining and managing weapons and explosives, making sure they’re ready at a moment’s notice. These include aircraft bombs, smart weapons, missiles, ammunition and individual weapons.
- Handle extremely dangerous equipment
- Arm aircraft with bombs, guided weapons, missiles
- Take responsibility for the servicing, maintenance and repair of ejection seats, aircraft gun systems and missile launchers
- Maintain, care and issue the weapons used by your station
- Building and fitting smart weapons and decoy flares to the aircraft
Minimum education requirements
- GCSE grade C/4 or Scottish National 5 grade C in English language, Mathematics and an approved Science/Technology-based subject.
Requirements
- Be aged 16 – 47 years old (Must attest before 48th birthday)
- Be a citizen of the UK, Republic of Ireland, a Commonwealth citizen since birth (with ‘right to work’ immigration status) or holder of dual UK/ other nationality
- Commit to a minimum 3 years of specialist training
- Pass the Defence Aptitude Assessment
- Pass a Fitness test
Apprenticeships available
The RAF is one of the largest providers of diverse apprenticeships in the UK. We offer these apprenticeships for this role:
Level 3 Apprenticeship – Engineering Technician
Engineering Technicians take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the work they undertake within the limits of their personal authority. They also need to be able to demonstrate a core set of behaviours in order to be competent in their job role, and complement wider business strategy and development. This will enable them to support their long-term career development.
