Your role

By joining the Air Force as Mission, you’ll be part of a highly skilled team, with a keen focus on the skies and making key decisions in challenging environments. You’ll be trained to become a world-class leader, manager and decision maker, operating some of the most advanced aircraft and aviation systems in the world.

Mission is made up of the below 5 roles. Your duties will depend on which role you’re chosen for:

- Air Battle Manager: Command and control the airspace above airfields and battlefields using your quick thinking and decision-making skills to direct aircraft from the ground or the air.
- Air Mobility Officer: Operate advanced airborne surveillance and logistical systems during air battles, keeping critical assets refuelled and providing essential support to air mobility operations.
- Air Traffic Controller: Take command of the skies in an exciting career similar to a civilian Air Traffic Controller role but with challenging extra dimensions unique to battlefield aerial environments.
- Maritime Patrol and Response Officer: Operate some of the world’s most advanced airborne electronic systems, working in maritime patrol and response, or critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
- Weapon Systems Officer: Operate sophisticated airborne electronic and weapon systems from some of the world’s fastest fighter aircraft, or manage air combat or electronic warfare missions.

Mission is part of the Officer Aviation career specialisation,



which is a group of air and ground-based aviation roles that sit within 2 pathways: Mission and Pilot. You find out which career pathway and role you’ve been chosen for as your application progresses, which is based on a combination of your job preference, performance and position availability.

Benefits

- Competitive salary package
- Generous superannuation
- Good work/life balance
- Career progression and development
- Supportive team setting
- Free medical and dental
- Job security
- Travel opportunities

Salary

Upon completion of initial military and employment training, you will enjoy a salary package starting from $92,486.

Location

Following training, you may be posted to one of the major Air Force bases around Australia, such as RAAF Base Amberley, Williamtown, or Edinburgh.

Eligibility

For this role, you must be at least 17 at the time of enlistment, an Australian Citizen, and have completed Year 12 with passes in English and three other academic subjects. If you are not an Australian Citizen please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page to confirm you meet the requirements for a career in the ADF.

How to Apply

- Click ‘Quick Apply’ to express your interest and speak with a recruiter. An ADF Careers team member will call you within 5 business days.
- Ready to apply now? Visit the link below to view the full position description and submit your application today.

Officer Aviation - https://www.adfcareers.gov.au/jobs/air-force/officer-aviation

Pay: $90,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Mission (No Experience) (South Australia)
🏢 Royal Australian Air Force
📍 South Australia