Take on the role of platoon commander within a major maintenance unit, where you’ll be responsible for the technical and administrative needs of your tradespeople.
Job Details
Australian Defence Force Academy
The Corps is represented in most Army units, with the representation varying in size from one or two tradespersons, to small groups of 20 to 30 tradespersons commanded by a young officer, to large maintenance units with over 150 personnel and a totally integrated military and civilian workforce.
Qualified engineers, in a variety of disciplines, are an essential element of RAEME. Engineers are employed in a wide variety of appointments. On completion of his/her studies and graduation from the Royal Military College and a special Corps junior officer course, RAEME Officers will be employed as a platoon commander within a major maintenance unit where he/she will be responsible for the technical and administrative needs of his/her platoon of tradespersons. A variety of appointments will follow giving the graduate increasing responsibility and authority commensurate with his/her experience. All RAEME officers demonstrate high standards of leadership and command ability, a thorough knowledge of tactics, an ability to quickly analyse complex and changing situations, and a detailed knowledge of their equipment and their employment. Additionally as an engineering graduate the young RAEME officer may be selected for overseas training in areas ranging from reliability and maintainability techniques to a Masters degree.
Graduate, Undergraduate, Graduate (Reserve)
Electrical/Mechatronic Engineers are an essential element of RAEME. Engineers are employed in a wide variety of employment in either ground based or aviation based specialities. On graduation from the Direct Entry Officer course at the Royal Military College and a special Corps junior officer course, Direct entry RAEME Officers are employed as a either platoon commanders within a major logistics unit where he/she will be responsible for the technical and administrative needs of his/her platoon of tradespersons or within the Defence Material Organisation as design engineers or project engineers.
A variety of appointments will follow giving the graduate increasing responsibility and authority commensurate with his/her experience.
Please note. Although Mechatronic Engineers will normally be employed in the Mechatronic field, they are currently appointed as Electrical Engineers.
