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The areas in Australia that you could be posted to are:
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 <li>Darwin, NT - 1st Aviation Regiment - ARH Tiger helicopter</li>
 <li>Townsville, QLD - 5th Aviation Regiment - MRH-90 Taipan and Chinook helicopters</li>
 <li>Oakey, QLD - Rotary wing Aircraft Maintenance School (RAMS) - technician training school</li>
 <li>Brisbane, QLD - Headquarters 16th Aviation Brigade - Aviation Brigade Headquarters</li>
 <li>Brisbane, QLD - Army Aviation Systems Branch - capability acquisition and through life support</li>
 <li>Brisbane, QLD - Aviation Branch, Headquarters Forces Command - airworthiness and capability management</li>
 <li>Brisbane, QLD - Army Aviation Test and Evaluation Section - test and evaluation</li>
 <li>Sydney, NSW - 6th Aviation Regiment - Black Hawk helicopter</li>
 <li>Canberra, ACT - Aviation Program, Army Headquarters - new aircraft acquisition and</li>
 <li>Melbourne, VIC - Director General Technical Airworthiness - technical regulation and structural integrity management</li>
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You will be paid while you study. On completion of your degree, Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you'll earn at least:

Training

Your salary while completing your studies

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Army you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training. In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

Officer Entry: ADFA

The Army encourages selected officers to improve their qualifications and RAMS Aeronautical Engineers currently attend the following courses:
<ul>
 <li>(i)	Defence Aided Study Scheme (DASS) for the opportunity to choose your own university postgraduate opportunities.</li>
 <li>(ii)	Masters programs run by ADFA through <a href="https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/study/postgraduate-coursework/programs" target="_blank" >UNSW </a>are available to Army engineers </li>
 <li>(iii)	Masters of Project Management (Army Technical Staff Officers Course) conducted at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Two positions for a senior Captain/Major each year.</li>
 <li>(iv) Flight Test Engineers Course / Masters of Science. 18 month course at Cranfield UK. One position every second year. Rank Captain.</li>
</ul>
The above courses may incur a Return of Service Obligation. This is a means whereby Army ensures they get a reasonable return for the expense incurred to improve your qualifications. After completion of the course, the member is required to complete a period of service equal to the period of training, plus one year.

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Officer Entry: Graduate

The Army encourages selected officers to improve their qualifications and RAMS Aeronautical Engineers currently attend the following courses:
<ul>
 <li>(i)	Defence Aided Study Scheme (DASS) for the opportunity to choose your own university postgraduate opportunities.</li>
 <li>(ii)	Masters programs run by ADFA through <a href="https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/study/postgraduate-coursework/programs" target="_blank" >UNSW </a>are available to Army engineers </li>
 <li>(iii)	Masters of Project Management (Army Technical Staff Officers Course) conducted at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Two positions for a senior Captain/Major each year.</li>
 <li>(iv)	Flight Test Engineers Course / Masters of Science. 18 month course at Cranfield UK. One position every second year. Rank Captain.</li>
</ul>
The above courses may incur a Return of Service Obligation. This is a means whereby Army ensures they get a reasonable return for the expense incurred to improve your qualifications. After completion of the course, the member is required to complete a period of service equal to the period of training, plus one year.

This entry method is currently not recruiting.

Officer Entry: Undergraduate

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Since the earliest days of flight Aeronautical Engineers have designed, constructed, and developed the science of aircraft and spacecraft. The Australian Army is looking for Aeronautical Engineers to be part of the largest helicopter operator and the second largest aircraft fleet operator in Australia. As an Aeronautical Engineer, you will be part of a team responsible for developing new and exciting capabilities within the Defence Force such as the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, the Chinook, Black Hawk.
As an Aeronautical Engineer you will be employed as an officer in the Australian Army with the full range of regimental, engineering specific, and staff duties where your skills can be used to enhance Army Aviation's capabilities. Specifically, Army Aeronautical Engineers are engaged in a range of maintenance, logistics and engineering management functions relating to our fleet of helicopters. Throughout your career you will receive helicopter specific training to develop your understanding of mechanical, electrical, avionics and armament systems on the various aircraft.
Your initial employment in the Army would usually be as a junior engineer within a helicopter squadron. In addition to gaining hands on experience with the aircraft you will play an important role in managing the maintenance team and ensuring helicopter airworthiness and availability is maintained. Working as an engineer in an aviation squadron, you may also have the opportunity to lead a maintenance team in support of international aviation operations. The recent acquisition of the Armed Reconnaissance has required many Army Aeronautical Engineers to work as project engineers both within Australia and as part of our resident team in France.
Additional employment opportunities lie in the field of engineering and maintenance planning, flight test engineering and helicopter simulation. Our Army Aeronautical Engineers also perform logistic management and design engineering roles within the Army Aviation Systems Program Office. Opportunities within this area may include the implementation of a modification program for Army helicopters and approving structural repair designs for our aircraft. Army Aeronautical Engineers also have a range of opportunities for overseas travel and/or post-graduate study.
With new aircraft acquisitions and the constant demand for helicopters to support Army operations, your career as an Aeronautical Engineer promises to be challenging and extremely rewarding.

As a member of a talented team of Engineers in the Australian Defence Force work at the forefront of aviation technology to design, construct and maintain the Army’s fleets of helicopters.

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Aeronautical Engineer

Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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