Air Engineer Officer

Starting Salary of Over £33,000

This job sits within the Engineering Profession and is an Engineering Officer role. Without you, our planes, helicopters and uncrewed air systems are going nowhere. Using your expertise, you’ll lead the team who ensure they’re ready to take off at a moment’s notice. Highly-trained aviation engineers look to you for advice, guidance in challenging environments, all over the world.

Job role

• Lead a team of specialist Air Engineering Technicians. They’ll rely on you to mentor them, and in return, you’ll get to see them develop into the engineers of the future
• Collaborate with fellow industry specialists to develop new aviation solutions, from concept to testing, manufacture and application
• Take overall responsibility for maintaining, updating, fitting and testing our planes and helicopters, at Royal Naval Air Stations (RNAS), and onboard ships all over the world
• Work with some of the most advanced propulsion, weapons, navigation and control systems in existence, using your in-depth knowledge to find innovative solutions, often under extreme pressure

Eligibility

• You’ll need to be aged between 18 and 39
• All Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degrees will be considered
• You’ll need a minimum of 96 UCAS points or Scottish equivalent). At least 64 points should be in maths and an engineering-based science. These can be accrued from either GCE A/AS Levels (or equivalent) or National Diplomas (e.g., BTEC).
• You’ll need at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C (9-4) (or Scottish equivalent), which must include English language and Mathematics
• You must be a United Kingdom citizen or British Dual National. Dual Nationality restrictions do apply
• You must have lived in the UK for 5 years continuously prior to application
• Minimum height of 145cm
• A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)