Your role

As an Aircraft Armament Technician in the Air Force, you’ll maintain and handle aircraft weapon systems on advanced aircraft such as the F-35A Lightning II, E/A-18 Growler and F/A-18F Super Hornet. You’ll work on a variety of their armament components, which are a combination of electronic, electrical, or mechanical. You’ll also handle their ejection seat systems and prepare and load various air-launched munitions.

Your duties may include:

• Aircraft launch and recovery duties.
• Maintenance and testing of computer and weapon armament systems.
• Fault diagnostics.
• Inspection, removal, and installation of aircraft components.
• Working with explosives.
• Preparing and loading missiles, bombs and torpedoes onto aircraft.
• Preparing and using aircraft support equipment.

You’ll be paid from day one to gain all the skills and trade qualifications needed with extensive on-the-job training, all while living an adventurous lifestyle and making a difference to Australia.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Generous superannuation
• Good work/life balance
• Career progression and development
• Supportive team environment
• Free medical and dental
• Job security
• Travel opportunities

Salary

Upon completion of initial military and employment training, you will enjoy a salary package starting from $83,610.

Location

Following training, you may be posted to one of the major Air Force bases around Australia, such as RAAF Base Amberley, Williamtown, or Edinburgh.

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For this role, you must be at least 17 at the time of enlistment, an Australian Citizen, and have passed Year 10 English, Maths and Science (with a Physics component). If you are not an Australian Citizen you may still be eligible to join the ADF if you meet certain criteria, please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page for more details.

Visit the link below for the full position description and detailed application requirements.

Air Force - Aircraft Armament Technician (adfcareers.gov.au)