Electronics Technician
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
At a glance
- Featured
- Soldier
- engineering
Learn to fix electronic systems in the Army’s most advanced kit, from robots to complex weapon systems. Get great technical skills and travel worldwide.
- £25,200The minimum amount you’ll earn during training
- £25,200Your pay after completing basic trade training
- AgeFrom 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
- QualificationsGCSEs or equivalent qualifications
As an Electronics Technician, you work on all kinds of kit, vehicles and weapons, including communications systems and medical equipment. You will get exceptionally well trained, completing first a basic and then an advanced apprenticeship. A degree in engineering can be obtained later in your career, as well as membership of professional institutions. You'll become an expert on the Army’s most up-to-date technology, gaining experience in electronics, lasers, robotics, thermal-imaging systems and more. You will build a career, travel the world and make friends for life.
The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) provides engineering support to maintain and repair the vast array of British Army equipment. They will be found wherever the Army is operating, at home or overseas. The technical training our soldiers receive gives them the confidence to tackle any engineering problem. We are professional, resourceful and resilient, and we strive to keep fit equipment in the hands of the user; to keep the punch in the Army’s fist.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and modify a vast array of military equipment
Gain experience in areas including electronics, communications systems, weapons systems, radar and lasers
Work in a diverse range of challenging environments
Work on some of the most up-to-date technology fielded by the British Army
Promote to the rank of Lance Corporal on successful completion of your Electronics Technician training
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Regular (full time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
Qualifications:
GCSE Grade A*-C/9-4, or Scottish National 5 (A-C), in English, Science and Maths.
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3m
MSFT (beep test) level 6.6
Army Reserve standards
Mid Thigh Pull: 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw: 2m 70cm
MSFT (beep test): Level 5 shuttle 8
Training for the role
Step1
Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the basic military training (short) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular adult basic training.
Step 2
Then it’s off to the Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at MOD Lyneham in Wiltshire. Over the next 63 weeks you will learn basic electronics which will enable you to diagnose and repair system faults. You may also be taught to drive and gain car and HGV licences.
Qualifications you could get after training
Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacture
Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Systems Engineering
Qualifications at different levels, in Leadership and Management
Opportunity to gain Car and HGV licenses
Pay & benefits
You'll earn £25,200 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.
How to Apply
Once your online application has been approved, you'll meet with a local recruiter. This is your chance to tell us about the role that you're interested in. When you go to the Assessment Centre, you'll take tests - the results will show whether you'd be suitable for this role, or should consider a different role.
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