As you gain more experience you may be offered employment in areas such as at the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine: Undertaking the development, trials, testing and aircraft integration of new, often technologically advanced, Airborne Life Support Equipment and Aircrew Equipment Assemblies entering Service; or providing expert advice in support of aircraft accident investigations and determining causes of equipment failure.
As your career progresses, you will receive specialist training in fitting Aircrew Equipment and ensuring its safe integration into aircraft systems. This involves carefully fitting equipment that provides pilots with essential tools such as clear audio and visual communication, enhanced breathing support, and counterpressure systems. These are all critical for enabling pilots to operate aircraft safely and effectively
Instructional Posts: On promotion to Corporal or above, and on completing instructional techniques courses, you may train recruits during specialist training, provide trade-related management training to other Survival Equipment personnel or teach Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Extraction techniques. You may also be able to undertake further training such as Jungle, Desert, and Extreme Cold Weather environmental survival courses to enhance your abilities as an instructor.
There may well be opportunities to work outside the specialisation. As you advance through the ranks on merit, you will have an increased opportunity to lead and direct; managing resources and personnel within your work to deliver the required outputs whilst instilling the high standards expected within the RAF, maintaining excellence both within and outside your chosen Survival Equipment specialisation.
SIP- EA- Aircraft Technician Survival Equipment