As an Electrical Technician you will have opportunities to work in the workshop, out in the field on domestic exercises, deployments and on humanitarian operations. You will join the Corps of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME).
You will inspect, service, repair and maintain a wide variety of refrigeration, air conditioning, generators (including specialist generation systems) and various portable and non-portable electrical appliances. You will receive comprehensive training throughout your career to master a huge variety of equipment.
As an Electrical Technician, your duties include, but aren’t limited to:
1. diagnosing, maintaining and repairing the Army's fleet of power generation equipment, commercial and domestic refrigeration, air conditioning equipment and various portable and non-portable electrical appliances.
2. working with specialist teams providing air conditioning and refrigeration assets to deployable elements such as field hospitals and providing advanced technical advice and support to automotive electrical and air conditioning systems.
3. performing safety and technical inspections on low, medium and high capacity generators, refrigeration and air conditioning systems and portable and non-portable electrical appliances.
4. general soldiering duties, such as manning defensive positions, patrolling, traffic control, camouflaging of vehicles and field equipment, and navigation.
In-Service Information
This role is known as Energy Technician within the Army. Employment Category Number (ECN): 418 Employment Category: Combat Support