The Royal Navy - Weapon Engineering - Engineering Technician Accelerated Apprenticeship
Role
You’ll be embarking on one of the world’s top apprenticeship schemes, which means training will be a constant feature of your time with us. As well as helping you develop your Royal Navy career, everything you achieve will be valued by a future civilian employer.
Your job will focussing on:
- Learning how machinery works
- Repairing equipment
- Making components
- Using essential tools and techniques
- Safety procedures
Take responsibility for the safety of your crewmates, whether that’s identifying a potential threat, or ensuring your ship can defend itself.
Maintain and operate complex communication, sensor and weapon systems, guaranteeing missiles, guns and anti-submarine torpedoes are fully operational.
Get a hold of some of the most sophisticated electronic equipment in existence, working with your team, and under the guidance of the Weapon Engineer Officer.
Complete daily rounds, checking equipment to ensure the ship remains operational, and finding innovative solutions when there’s a problem.
Training
- Once you have completed your training you will be a qualified Weapon Engineering - Engineering Technician
- When you join you complete 10 weeks of basic naval training, followed by marine engineering training at HMS Sultan
- You’ll start your naval career as a Probationary Leading Hand. With experience and further training, you could be promoted to Petty Officer and beyond
- It will also be recognised by Professional Institutions, so you can take a streamlined route to registering as an EngTech or an IEng. It takes place in two distinct environments: at onshore training facilities and on-board operational ships
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Engineering technician (level 3)
- Training Provider
- ROYAL NAVY
- Working Week
- Shifts to be confirmed.
- Expected Duration
- 42 Months
- Positions Available
- 96
- Closing Date
- Monday, 1st June 2026
- Start Date
- Tuesday, 2nd June 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- Mathematics and English and at least one Science GCSE or equivalent, grade GCSE Level C/4 (Essential)
About the Employer
- Company
- Royal Navy
- Location
- Navy Command HQ, The Admiral Sir Henry Leach Building, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £34,000.00
- Posted
- Company
- Royal Navy
- Location
- Navy Command HQ, The Admiral Sir Henry Leach Building, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £34,000.00
- Posted