Submariner – Engineering Technician Apprenticeship With The Royal Navy: #CreateYourFuture Opportunity

Joining the Royal Navy on the Accelerated Apprentice Scheme (Submariner) means being fast-tracked to working with one of our most elite teams. You’ll be paid to study, gain practical skills and use highly sophisticated equipment. Prior to that you’ll spend time in active service as either a Marine Engineer Submariner or Weapon Engineer Submariner.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Be a crucial part of one of our most respected and highly-trained teams
•  As a Marine Engineer Submariner (MESM) you’ll be supporting your boat’s nuclear reactor, ensuring its safe operation, and maintaining all the support systems that are vital to submarine missions
• As a Weapon Engineer Submariner (WESM) you could be guaranteeing the efficiency of Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles, or providing the nation’s nuclear deterrent
• Work on board a Vanguard Class submarine, ensuring the nation’s nuclear deterrent is operational, or an Astute Class vessel where you’ll be part of some highly-classified hunter killer operations. Operate at the highest levels of the industry as you complete an accelerated scheme to become a nuclear engineer
• After that you can extend your service, apply to become a commissioned officer, or transfer your new skills to a career in the civilian sector

As a MESM, you will be focusing on:

• Learning how machinery works
• Repairing equipment
• Making components
• Using essential tools and techniques
• Safety procedures

As a WESM, you will be focusing on: 

• Weapon systems
• Safety procedures
• Electrical and electronic repair techniques
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Essential tools and techniques