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Royal Air Force
Junior Ranks
Code: RAF-AT-MECH

Aircraft Technician (Mechanical)

Maintains airframes, engines and mechanical systems on RAF fast jets, transport and rotary aircraft to airworthiness standards.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • aircraft mechanical maintenance
  • • engine and airframe fault-finding
  • • airworthiness compliance
  • • tool control
  • • technical documentation

Responsibilities

  • • service and sign off mechanical systems on aircraft
  • • diagnose and rectify airframe and engine faults
  • • carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
  • • manage tooling and consumables
  • • comply with Military Airworthiness Authority regulations

Equipment

  • • aircraft maintenance tooling
  • • engine test equipment
  • • ground support equipment

Typical Clearance

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Civilian Translations

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Aviation & Airside Operations

90% Match

Maintaining military airframes and powerplants to regulated standards maps directly to EASA Part-66 licensed civilian aircraft maintenance work.

Core Transferable Skills

aircraft mechanical maintenance
airworthiness compliance
tool control
technical documentation
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