What your role could involve .
• You will be producing engineering excellence on specialised airfield support equipment for RAF missions .
• You may travel the world helping to support RAF operations in peace and war .
• You will be maintaining airfield support equipment from fire vehicles to aircraft arrestor systems .
The official specialisation name of a RAF Vehicle & Mechanical Equipment Technician is General Technician Mechanical . You will be a specialist engineering technician that repairs and maintains a wide and diverse fleet of specialist airfield support equipment and airfield vehicles that are essential to the smooth running of the RAF , and ensures that aircraft can take off and complete their missions .
You can work on a vast range of equipment including aircraft ground power units , airfield arrestor systems which catch aircraft from overshooting the runway , specialist airfield vehicles such as aircraft refuellers , snow clearing vehicles and aircraft equipment loaders and even RAF Regiment specialist light patrol vehicles . You will be employed in specialist engineering facilities , where you will carry out equipment servicing , investigate faults and make repairs when you find them . These facilities are equipped for extensive maintenance , rectification and use technically advanced test equipment for fault diagnosis and analysis of a wide and varied range of engine management systems .
Like most people in the RAF , you could move jobs every 3 - 5 years as part of your ‘ through service career management ’ and have the opportunity to diversify and broaden you experience a wide range of roles .
You will be able to set preferences for the type of role you would like to undertake and there is also the opportunity to undertake roles outside of your specialisation . Within your first few years , you may get the opportunity to deploy overseas in support of the RAF ’ s mission .
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