As a Systems Engineer your role is to provide technical engineering support to the NZ Army's Communication Information Systems (CIS) fleet.

As a Systems Engineer you will need to work in sole charge and in team environments, often in high pressure situations, to ensure integral communication systems are open and maintained at tactical, operational and strategic levels of conflict.

During your training you will learn everything required to provide the full range of services required to keep channels of communication open. From local area networks and routers, to satellites and telephone exchanges, you will be able to engineer, diagnose and repair voice and data communication equipment used by the Army.
 

Job on Camp

As a systems engineer your day - to - day roles will see you plan, install, commission and engineer communications systems ranging from single channel telegraphs, to radio and satellite systems.

As well as your day to day system engineer tasks you will also continue your soldier training including weapons, medical and radio/communications training.
 

Job on Deployment

Systems Engineers will deploy on a variety of overseas missions from three to six month deployments in support of peacekeeping and operational deployments. While deployed systems engineers provide technical engineering support to the NZ Army's deployed Communication Information Systems fleet.
 

Career Progression

Your trade training will take approximately six years to complete. Throughout this time the NZ Army will provide training within your chosen professional field of employment. To start with, you will undergo the National Diploma of Telecommunications Engineering as well as attending courses on computer networks, system management and engineering. Later on, as you move up within rank and seniority in your chosen trade of Systems Engineers, you will be posted to other areas such as Wellington, Trentham and Waiouru.
 

Careers in the Army are well-rewarded, as well as being diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, you will see your salary rise accordingly.

While undertaking initial Recruit Course you will be paid as a Recruit (see attached pay table). On completion of  your Recruit Course you will be paid as a Private and your pay will continue to increase as your career progresses.
 

• You must be at least 17 years of age.
• Meet the citizenship & security requirements to gain SV security clearance for this trade.
   

• You must have completed at least three years at secondary school.
• Year 12 completion.
• A proven ability in English, Maths and Physics at NCEA Level 2 (12 credits per subject) or equivalent.
   

• You must be medically fit for service.
• No decreased colour perception.
   

Once you have completed training you will be required to give a two year return of service to the NZ Army.
 

On completion of your recruit training at Waiouru you could be posted to either Linton (Palmerston North) or Burnham (Christchurch).