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Join the Royal Signals as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer and build the digital backbone on the information battlefield. Are you ready to provide the essential digital infrastructure that ensures our superiority in information warfare?
As a Communications Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll design, install, and maintain fibre optic and cable networks that support critical voice and data communications for exercises and operations worldwide. This role provides the opportunity to work towards becoming a Communications Engineer.
Your Role:
Design and Installation: Create and install robust fibre optic and cable networks essential for reliable communication.
Technical Expertise: Build a solid foundation in fibre optic and cable network technology. Ensure the integrity and performance of these networks to support both voice and data communications.
Decision Advantage: Ensure our frontline troops and commanders maintain a communication edge over our enemies through reliable network infrastructure.
Team Collaboration: Work alongside a dedicated team within the Corps, delivering credible and agile communications across the globe.
Why Join Us?
Advanced Technology: Become an expert in the latest fibre optic and cable infrastructure technologies.
Strategic Impact: Using your knowledge of robust fibre optic and cable networks, play a critical role in maintaining our Decision Advantage on the information battlefield.
Skill Development: Gain valuable qualifications in engineering and aerial rigging.
If you are passionate about building and maintaining essential communication networks and want to be at the forefront of military digital infrastructure, join the Royal Signals as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer.
Royal Signals
Fight and win the information battle and join the Royal Corps of Signals.
Are you ready to become a leader in IT, Cyber, Telecommunications, or Electronic Warfare? The Royal Corps of Signals seeks dynamic, flexible, and innovative individuals to join our ranks and lead the charge in the information battle.
As a member of the Royal Signals, you will be at the forefront of Defence activity, providing battle-winning communications and ensuring our forces are always connected. From setting up complex networks under fire to enabling communications for humanitarian missions, your role will be crucial in both conflict and peace. You will be instrumental in protecting allied networks and data while attacking those of the enemy.
Key Responsibilities
Engineer, maintain and repair a range of communications equipment for use on the battlefield
Install, service and repair telecommunications data cable networks, data centres, configure switches, routers, servers
Get continuous personal and professional development, including civilian-accredited transferable qualifications
Learn to drive and operate military vehicles ranging from Land Rovers or HGVs and fully armoured fighting vehicles
Operate as a Royal Signals soldier conducting military tasks wherever UK Armed Forces are deployed
Learn to instruct and pass on your expert skills and knowledge
Get continuous personal and professional development including civilian accredited transferable qualifications
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Reserve (part time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 42 years & 6 months
Qualifications:
Relevant skills from industry or ex-Regular service (which will be assessed before applications are accepted)
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
MSFT (beep test): Level 6 shuttle 6
Army Reserve standards
Mid Thigh Pull: 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw: 2m 70cm
MSFT (beep test): Level 5 shuttle 8
Training for the role
Step 1
You will enter this role with at least one of the three key skills (copper, fibre, structured cabling) gained from either previous Regular service or from civilian industry.
Basic Training consists of two main courses and some online training packages. You can book on the courses to fit around your daily life, so it could take you several months to finish your basic training.
Module 1: Foundation Training. 5 alternate residential weekends Fri - Sun at an Army training centre OR a nine-day residential course.
Module 2: Battlecamp. 15-day residential course at an Army training establishment. You will learn fieldcraft, Skill at Arms, fitness training, qualities of a soldier, military knowledge, Battlefield casualty drills, individual health and education. This will culminate with a Passing Off Parade which your family and friends can attend to celebrate your success.
Step 2
Additional training courses in the other skills, as well as courses in planning are available. There is also the opportunity to gain experience and skills 'on the job', learning from other experienced Infrastructure Technicians.
Qualifications you could get after training
Opportunity to gain additional driving licence qualifications
Certain courses at the Royal School of Signals attract a City and Guilds award
Pay & benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £63.27 in training and once you're a Private. This includes being paid for weekly drill nights. Plus, if you complete all of your annual training, you're entitled to a tax-free lump sum called a bounty.
How to Apply
When you decide to apply, your local unit will help you through the process - you don't need to wait until you've finished Army Assessment to get involved.
To join, you have to apply online. The application process will take some time, but you can also ring the unit you're interested in joining - the team there will help often invite you to join them for drill nights, and you'll get support for your application.