Your role

As an Aviation Survival Equipment Technician in the Air Force, you’ll have the vital responsibility of fitting and maintaining life support and survival equipment in state-of-the-art military aircraft, such as the F-35A Lightning II, E/A-18G Growler and F/A-18F Super Hornet. You’ll also train pilots and aircrew to correctly use the equipment, ensuring their safety during Air Force missions, operations, and exercises.

Your duties may include:

Maintaining life support equipment within an aircraft such as life rafts, fire extinguishers, parachutes, and thermal components

Maintaining life support equipment worn by aircrew, including ballistic vests, oxygen masks, helmets, immersion suits, night vision goggles, anti-G suits, heads up displays and radios

Training aircrew on the proper use of safety equipment, survival techniques, and handling explosive ordnance, firearms and life 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. 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.

Aviation Survival Equipment Technician - ADF Careers