Auto Electrician
Requirements
- Secondary education, or vocational/higher technical education
- Experience as an auto electrician or in a related field
- Ability to work with specialist diagnostic equipment
- Age 18 to 60
- Willingness to keep learning and developing
Responsibilities
- Computer diagnostics to find faults in control units and sensors
- Identifying and fixing faults in starters, alternators, ignition systems, lighting and alarm systems
- Repairing and replacing wiring, fuses and relays
- Maintaining battery systems
- Installing additional equipment: radios and light discipline (blackout) equipment
Terms
- Mobilisation until the end of martial law, or contract service
- Basic and specialist training as required
- Pay: base pay of UAH 21,000 + an additional bonus of UAH 30,000 — approximately UAH 51,000 – 55,000 per month in total, depending on the position and conditions of service
- Full social package
- Full provision of protective equipment and military property
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Vacancy: Auto Electrician
A vehicle that won't start isn't going anywhere — however sound its engine may be. Modern military vehicles are packed with electronics, and when they fail, you need someone who will find the cause rather than replace everything in sight.
The Auto Electrician diagnoses and repairs the electrical equipment of military and special-purpose vehicles and installs additional equipment — radios and light discipline (blackout) equipment.
This position is for someone who is good with both their hands and their head: more diagnostics and soldering iron than military romance.
Who can become an Auto Electrician
No military experience is needed. What you need is technical experience — the same as on the civilian job market.
What really matters:
- Experience as an auto electrician or in a related field
- Ability to work with specialist diagnostic equipment
- Understanding of wiring diagrams and the ability to read them
- Willingness to find solutions with what is available — standard spare parts are often unavailable
- Medical fitness — determined by the military medical board (VLK)
How an auto electrician differs from an auto mechanic: the former works with electrics — wiring, alternators, control units. The latter works with mechanics — engine, transmission, running gear.
What an Auto Electrician does in the 141st SMB
In addition to what is described in the requirements above:
- Computer diagnostics to find faults in control units and sensors
- Identifying and fixing faults in starters, alternators, ignition systems and lighting
- Repairing and replacing wiring, fuses and relays
- Maintaining battery systems
- Installing additional equipment: radios and light discipline (blackout) equipment
How you will be trained
The path is the same for everyone: 51 days of basic military training, then the brigade adaptation course — 14–15 days with instructors who have combat experience.
After that — working in your profession alongside experienced technicians. Your civilian experience as an auto electrician counts almost in full here: the circuits are the same, the conditions are different.
Tactical medicine is drilled until it becomes automatic. Our instructors' principle is short: the priority is to survive.
What you will be provided with
You will be fully kitted out: gear, protective equipment, tools and diagnostic equipment.
You will not be on your own. The Auto Electrician works in the technical group — alongside auto mechanics, driver-mechanics and those who supply spare parts.
What the terms include:
- Pay: base pay of UAH 21,000 + an additional bonus of UAH 30,000 — approximately UAH 51,000 – 55,000 per month in total, depending on the position and conditions of service
- Full provision of gear, protective equipment and military property
- The social package provided for service members
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Where you can grow
- Senior technician, head of a repair team
- Related technical tracks — UGV repair technician, UAV maintenance technician
- Instructor for newly arrived technical specialists
- Professionally — experience with equipment you won't find on the civilian market
In the 141st, competence and results count — not length of service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Logic and process: we answer the key questions about enlistment, training and status.
Apply for this positionDo I need military experience?
+No. What you need is technical experience — electrics and diagnostics. You will be given military training.
How is this different from a Driver-Electrician?
+An Auto Electrician is a repair trade, working mainly in the workshop. A Driver-Electrician drives their own vehicle and maintains its electrical equipment.
Will I be working on the front line?
+Positions are determined by the commander depending on the task. A large part of the work is in the technical group. As a matter of principle, we do not name specific locations.
I have no military experience. Can I still join you?
+Yes. Most of our best specialists were civilians yesterday. What matters to us is your motivation. We’ll match a role to your skills: if you understand machinery — you’ll go to the mechanics; if you know electronics — to UAVs or communications. Everything military — we’ll teach you.
How long does training take before deployment to the unit?
+Every recruit completes Basic General Military Training (BGMT) at a training center. After that — additional specialized training depending on the chosen role. We send only the prepared to the line of contact — that is our core principle.
What happens after I fill out the form?
+Your application goes to the recruiting center. Within 24 hours our specialist will call — it’s not an interrogation, just an introduction and answers to your questions. If we’re a match, the brigade issues an official request and our liaison helps you get through the TRC and MMB as fast as possible.
Can I transfer to the 141st SMB from another unit?
+Yes, we consider transfers — including via the Army+ app. Fill out the form and select the status “Active service member” — a recruiter will advise on your real chances and the steps involved.
I am AWOL (SZCh). Can I join?
+The law allows a return to service. If you’re motivated to fight in a sound team — fill out the form and state your status honestly. Our specialists will advise you individually on legal ways to return. Confidentially.
Do you provide uniform and equipment?
+Yes. The brigade fully provides basic kit, body armor, helmets and weapons. Plus — thanks to a strong volunteer network, we have additional technological support: drones, EW, transport.
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Tell us which role you wantWhat happens after you apply
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A call within 24 hours
Your application goes to the recruiting centre and a specialist calls within a day. It is not an interrogation — just an introduction and answers to your questions.
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Interview and choosing a role
Together we look at what you can do and where it is most useful. If we are a match, the brigade issues an official request for your transfer.
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Enlistment office and medical board — with support
Our liaison helps you get through the enlistment office and the military medical board as fast as possible. You do not navigate the queues alone.
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Training first, then the unit
Basic general military training takes 51 days, followed by the brigade’s 14–15 day adaptation course with instructors who have combat experience. We send only prepared soldiers to the front line.