Electrical Engineering Officers

Overview The Naval Service is based in Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork and is the State's principal seagoing agency with a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements. It is a multi-tasked organisation operating a fleet of six ships of which four are operational. The fleet is equipped with state of the art machinery, weapons, communications, and navigation systems. The Naval Service fleet comprises of four Offshore Patrol Vessels, LÉ Samuel Beckett, LÉ James Joyce, LÉ William Butler Yeats and L.É George Bernard Shaw. All four ships are of similar specification, which is at the leading edge of marine technology. In 2023 the Naval Service took delivery of two Inshore Patrol Vessels providing the Naval Service with an enhanced capacity to operate and undertake patrols in the Irish Sea on the East and South East Coast. Both vessels will be named and commissioned into the Irish Naval Service before commencing their operational service in 2024. Electrical Engineering Branch Officers of the Electrical Branch are responsible for the design, procurement, installation and maintenance of a wide range of systems within the Naval Service fleet including: powergeneration and distribution, navigation systems, communication systems, weapons systems, hotel and environmental systems and maintenance of the Naval Service IT infrastructure. Electrical Engineering Officers (ELO’s) are also responsible for Technical Training within Naval College, support to the Naval Service Diving Section and HR management of military staff and assessment of Operational Standards. ELO’s may serve in appointments onboard ships, ashore and potentially overseas. Roles include, Project Management (PM), maintenance planning, researching new equipment, planning and procurement. ELO's are encouraged to avail of internal training courses and funded Continual Professional Development (CPD) in such disciplines as Project Management, Engineering Master’s programs, ATEX1 Standards Training, Energy Management, Noise Surveys & Vibration Analysis Certification, Health & Safety third level qualifications. During a sea posting the ELOs will be a critical member of the ships engineering department. Responsibilities will include, Electrical, Electronic, and Control Systems governing the vessels Maneuverability, Defence and Intelligence gathering. From the military perspective, leadership is a core competency of the role. The Naval College will provide will provided the grounding, to ensure individual officers are competent and capable of carrying out any/all assigned military roles and responsibilities. 1. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for appointment as an Officer in the Naval Service must at the time of application provide documentary proof that they are: (i) a citizen of the State or (ii) have a legal entitlement to reside and work within the State for the period of any such appointment AND (iii) be of good character and satisfy any security clearance required AND (iv) meet the required minimum standards of medical and physical fitness. 2. AGE REQUIREMENTS Candidates must be less than 50 years of age on 31 December in the year of application. 3. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS A candidate must possess: (a) a recognised Bachelor Degree (Honours) at level 8 or higher of the National Framework of Qualifications in either Electrical or Electronic Engineering. (b) a qualification that is deemed by the Minister for Defence to be at least equivalent to the qualifications at subparagraph (a) above. 4. MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL STANDARDS Candidates will be required to undergo a detailed medical and dental examination, which may include urine and blood tests. This examination is to ensure that candidates are in good mental and bodily health and free from any condition, abnormality or history of serious illness likely to interfere with the efficient performance of military duties.

The following are the minimum requirements in respect of: (a) Height The minimum height requirement is 157.48cm (5ft 2ins). Physical standards and weight must be in keeping with height and age. (b) Vision Colour vision must be normal. Both eyes must be free from disfiguring or incapacitating abnormality and free from acute or chronic disease. There must be no evidence of squint or latent squint. The eligibility of applicants who have had previous incisional or laser treatment to correct visual acuity will be determined at the Medical Examination. Please see ‘Annex B’ for further information. Engineering Branch: Not less than 6/18 in each eye, corrected to not less than 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in the other. (a) Dental Candidates must be free from any serious periodontal disease and possess teeth to a specific standard, which is not less than the equivalent of eleven over eleven natural teeth functionally opposed. In certain circumstances, artificial teeth may be acceptable. (d) Hearing A good standard of unaided hearing is essential. Candidates will be required to undergo an audiometric test at which: (1) The sum of the hearing threshold at 1,2,3, 4 and 6 kHz should not exceed the age and gender related warning levels contained in the "Guidelines on Hearing Checks and Audiometry Regulations 2007", issued by the Health and Safety Authority. (2) Candidates under 25 years of age must be able to hear all measured pure tones up to and including 8 kHz at 20dB in each ear. Candidates aged 25 and older must be able to hear all measured pure tones up to and including 8 kHz at 25dB in each ear. Candidates must also be free from acute or chronic ear disorders. Candidates are advised to avoid all sources of loud noise and music for a period of 48 hours prior to this examination as exposure to such noise may adversely affect the results of the examination. 5. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT Candidates must apply online to www.military.ie. Candidates wishing to undertake the assessments through Irish must make this request known to the Defence Forces Recruitment Section at recruitment@defenceforces.ie All correspondence with candidates will be done by email for the duration of the competition. Candidates should ensure the email address given is accurate and correct. Each application is acknowledged automatically by the system within 24 hours. If an acknowledgement is not received within 48 hours of applying, candidates should immediately contact the Defence Forces Recruitment Section at: 045 492553 or e-mail recruitment@defenceforces.ie Likewise, if an applicant’s email address should change, the onus is on the applicant to make contact with the Defence Forces Recruitment Section immediately advising them of the change of email. 6. COMPETENCY BASED INTERVIEW PROCESS Candidates will be invited to attend a competency based interview where they will be required to draw from their relevant experience and demonstrate competency in the following areas: • Planning and Organising • Decision Making and Problem Solving • Working with Others • Communication • Leadership and Supervising • Personal Motivation and Discipline • Resilience 7. INTERVIEW BOARD Candidates called for interview will be required to provide the Interview Board with the following documentation: • Original documentary evidence of Professional Qualifications • A Passport sized Photograph (signed on the back) • An Original copy of Long Form Birth Certificate (photo copies are not acceptable) and • Passport Candidates will also be requested to sign the Declaration Form accompanying the application form at the Interview. An applicant may be required to undergo a written and verbal examination to prove they have a satisfactory level of English. An applicant who fails to pass this examination will be advised accordingly and the application will be refused. 8. EMPLOYEE VETTING BY AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA. Candidates who are invited to attend before an Interview Board will be required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Application Form. This will, pursuant to the Data Protection Act 2018, authorise An Garda Síochána to furnish to the Military Authorities, a statement that there are no convictions recorded against the candidate, or if applicable, a statement of convictions. 9. EXPENSES Candidates will liable for all expenses incurred in connection with their participation in the competition, such as those incurred in connection with their attendance at the medical and interview boards. 10. NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT The nomination of a successful candidate for appointment as an Officer of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) shall be made by the Minister for Defence, whose decision shall be final. 11. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT a. The successful candidate assigned to the Electrical Engineering Branch of the Naval Service will be appointed to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on a short service commission of 3 years, with the opportunity for extension to a commission without limitation as to time, subject to the rank retirement ages as per Defence Force Regulations b. On completion of 18 months, a Naval Service Officer inducted from this competition may apply for a commission without limitation as to time. This will be subject to continuous satisfactory service and the recommendations of the Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service and the Chief of Staff. A commission without limitation as to time is subject to the approval of the Government, on the recommendation of the Minister to advise the President to make such an appointment. c. Successful candidates will be expected to take up duty as soon as possible, allowing for reasonable notice to current employer, or reasonable expiry of current contractual obligations, but subject to the overriding requirement to fill the vacancies in the Naval Service. d. Short Service Pay, as follows, will be paid to Officers who have not applied for or been offered a commission without limitation as to time within the period time served during their short term Commission. Officers will be entitled to a once-off payment of Short Service Pay, depending on the total consecutive period served as follows: 1. €6,349.00 on completion of 1st year of service or 2. €6,348.00 on completion of 2nd year of service * or 3. €12,697.00 on completion of 3rd year of service * *Short service pay for years 2 and 3 will not be paid if the Officer has applied for and, subject to vacancies, has been offered, a commission without limitation as to time. Short Service Pay, which is non-pensionable, is subject to income tax, PRSI, USC and ASC (see Note 4 in Annex A) in the normal way. e. Candidates will be required to undertake compulsory random drug testing throughout their career in the Defence Forces in accordance with Defence Force Regulations A.7.

Laser Eye Surgery Applicants, for whom any one or more of the following criteria apply, will be deemed unfit to join the Permanent Defence Force: (a) Applicants who have had their visual acuity corrected by non-laser surgery or laser surgery involving the raising of a corneal flap

(b) Applicants who have had corrective laser surgery not involving the raising of a corneal flap, within 12 months of the advertised closing date for receipt of applications (c) Where there continues to exist, beyond one year of corrective laser surgery not involving the raising of a corneal flap, significant visual impairment or side effects related to the surgery, or both (d) Where, following corrective laser surgery not involving the raising of a corneal flap, the residual corneal stromal thickness is less than 300 microns. CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.