Electrician

As an Electrician, you will be in charge of keeping the RAF fully powered. You’ll be essential in ensuring RAF aircraft are able to take off and complete their missions safely by maintaining and repairing the wide range of ground-based electric equipment used on RAF bases and whilst doing this you will become a world-class electrician.

What will you do?

Provide specialised ground support equipment for RAF missions

Travel the world helping to support all RAF operations in peace and war

Maintain state-of-the-art equipment, from hydraulic rigs to medical and dental equipment

You’ll be employed in specialist engineering workshops where you’ll carry out equipment servicing, investigate faults, and make repairs

You could be called upon to install temporary electrical installations into mobile forward operating bases

You could move jobs every 3-5 years as part of your ‘through service career management’

Requirements at a glance

Be aged 16 – 47 years old (Must attest before 48th birthday)

GCSE grade C/4 or Scottish National 5 grade C in English language, Mathematics and an approved Science/Technology-based subject.

You will need to meet specific Nationality and Residency criteria. Please see full details in the Entry Requirements on our website.

Commit to minimum 3 years post specialist training

Pass the Defence Aptitude Assessment

Pass a fitness test