Air Corps Technician

As an Air Corps Technician you maintain, inspect and repair military aircraft operated by the Irish Air Corps, working across airframes, engines and avionics systems. Your daily work involves carrying out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance checks, diagnosing faults using technical documentation and instrumentation, and ensuring every aircraft meets strict airworthiness standards before flight. You work closely with fellow technicians, engineers and aircrew at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell, County Dublin, or at other Air Corps bases and detachments. Safety and precision are at the core of everything you do, as your work directly affects the lives of aircrew and the operational readiness of the Defence Forces.

Entry to the Air Corps Technician role is through a competitive Defence Forces recruitment process, and candidates typically hold a Leaving Certificate with subjects such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics being advantageous. Successful recruits undertake a structured military aircraft maintenance apprenticeship at Casement Aerodrome, leading to an NFQ Level 6 award in Aircraft Maintenance. The apprenticeship, which is managed in conjunction with SOLAS and industry partners, covers airframes, engines and avionics over several years of practical and theoretical training. No prior third-level degree is required for entry; the apprenticeship itself is the primary qualification route, combining earn-and-learn military service with certified technical training. On completion, technicians are qualified to certify maintenance work in line with Irish aviation regulations and Defence Forces standards.