Imagine you love boats and ships, from tiny dinghies to giant ocean liners or even submarines. A Naval Engineer is like a super clever inventor and builder for these amazing floating machines! They think about how to design ships so they float properly, move fast through the water, and are super strong and safe for everyone on board. They work with big drawings and computer programmes to plan every part of a ship, from its shape and engines to how the pipes and wires fit inside. They need to be good at maths and science to make sure their designs are perfect and can handle the big waves and strong winds of the ocean. They might even help test the ships once they are built to make sure everything works just right before they go out to sea. Naval Engineers in the UK work on all sorts of projects. This could be designing a new super-fast ferry for crossing the English Channel, making sure a big cargo ship can carry lots of goods safely, or even helping to build advanced ships for the Royal Navy. They also think about how to make ships use less fuel, which is better for our planet, and how to make them comfortable for passengers and crew. It is a really exciting job for someone who loves the sea, solving problems, and seeing their ideas come to life as giant, powerful vessels.
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Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 60 positions available )
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.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 70 positions available )
As an Engineering Technician Communications and Information Systems Specialist (Submariner) you'll be part of the elite Silent Service and a central member of your vessel’s engineering team. Using ultramodern radio and satellite systems to communicate with off-vessel command, you’re key to tactical and strategic communications.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 96 positions available )
Joining the Royal Navy on the Accelerated Apprentice Scheme means accelerating your training and development within one of our most elite teams. You’ll be fast-tracked to real responsibility, getting your hands on some of the most advanced kit on the planet, and guaranteeing your warship’s performance as a state-of-the-art fighting machine.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 96 positions available )
Fancy being fast-tracked to a crucial role in our world-class marine engineering team. After accelerated training, it's your job to make sure our state-of-the-art warships are ready for action. Where you are, whatever the problem, you'll keep us moving, from the Engine Room of a Type 45 Destroyer, to providing electricity for a Type 23 Frigate.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 70 positions available )
As an Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) (Submariner), you’re the driving force of the boat. It’s down to you to keep our submarines moving, deep below the surface. You’ll often be on highly sensitive operations, where avoiding detection is paramount. Without the power you provide, the vessel, and your crewmates, are stranded.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 200 positions available )
Being an Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) means being pivotal to day-to-day operations. You’ll ensure our state-of-the-art warships are powered, maintained and ready for action. Wherever you are, whatever the problem, you’ll be finding innovative and resourceful solutions for fixing it on the way to becoming a world-class engineer.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 120 positions available )
An Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) takes responsibility for the serviceability, readiness and accuracy of systems to make a Royal Navy Ship a Warship. You will be keeping advanced electronic systems, communications, information systems and weapons ready for action anywhere in the world.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
Royal Navy
( Added 04 Jun 2024 - 70 positions available )
As an Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Submariner), you’ll be maintaining and preparing some of the most advanced defence technology ever developed. Patrolling the oceans and getting your hands on some incredible kit. You might be working with ballistic missile systems one day, and state-of-the-art sensors and radars the next.
Closing date: in 6 months
Possible start date: 02 Jun 2026
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