Weapons Engineering Instructor

SaluteMyJob; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and Aviva DigiCare+ health

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in the armed forces 10-days

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Employee wellbeing programme

Job summary

SaluteMyJob is seeking a Weapons Engineering Instructor to deliver classroom and simulator training for submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems, with security clearance requirements, based onsite at HMNB Clyde.

You will provide subject matter expertise to training design and review, support governance through reporting and assurance, and liaise with stakeholders as the technical point of contact for training queries.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems.
• Experience in Weapons Handling operations.

Responsibilities

• Delivering classroom and simulator-based training, primarily focused on Astute Class submarines
• Providing subject matter expertise to support training design and review
• Supporting governance through reporting, documentation, and assurance
• Liaising with stakeholders and acting as a technical point of contact for training queries
• Maintaining safe systems of work and ensuring compliance with internal and external policies

Skills

Weapons engineering knowledge

Weapons handling experience

Education

CU3 certification

Job description

The role

As a Weapons Engineering Instructor, you’ll be at the heart of delivering world‑class training to Royal Navy personnel. This is a unique opportunity to share your expertise in submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems and make a real impact on national defence. You’ll help ensure our armed forces are fully prepared to operate and maintain weapon handling systems safely and effectively across submarine platforms.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Delivering classroom and simulator-based training, primarily focused on Astute Class submarines
• Providing subject matter expertise to support training design and review
• Supporting governance through reporting, documentation, and assurance
• Liaising with stakeholders and acting as a technical point of contact for training queries
• Maintaining safe systems of work and ensuring compliance with internal and external policies

The role is based onsite at HMNB Clyde, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday (08:00–16:30) and Friday (08:00–13:00), totalling 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Weapons Engineering Instructor:

• Sound knowledge of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems
• Experience in Weapons Handling operations

Qualifications for the Weapons Engineering Instructor:

• Qualified Weapons System Board – Competent User Level 3 (CU3) certification

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What they offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.