Defence Careers - Engineering & Technical trades

Life in an Engineering and Technical Trade role

Your life will be varied and interesting, as you get to grips with maintaining, repairing and diagnosing any problems with our most complex equipment. There are many roles available, each with its own set of skills required.

Whatever service you choose, you'll be the crucial talent needed to keep our machinery up and running.

24 Roles available in the Engineering & Technical trades specialisation across All services

This career is ideal if you like getting your hands dirty as well as using your head to solve technical problems. As a vital part of our ground crew, you’ll be trained to manufacture and repair a variety of equipment, using various metals and alloys.

Do you think you could strip down an aircraft and rebuild it? With this job you’ll find out how – servicing, overhauling and maintaining all our aircraft systems and components.

From guided missiles to...