System Integration/Test Engineer-ISS (In-Service Support)

This position is part of the Rotary and Mission Systems business area, where employees across Canada support engineering, systems integration, training, sustainment and in-service support programs for Canadian and international military customers across land, air and sea.

Specific Job Description:

The successful candidate will be called to work in the Land Based Test Site (LBTS) at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Stadacona in Halifax and ships within His Majesty's Canadian (HMC) Dockyards once the necessary security clearances have been granted by the Government of Canada (CANADA).

The candidate will be involved in the Combat System Integration (CSI) In-Service Support (ISS) Program, including integration, planned and preventive maintenance and field trouble shooting for systems and capabilities of a high complexity naval combat system.

The candidate will function in a multi-disciplined team environment, participate in the installation and maintenance of the Halifax Class common shipboard equipment, synthetic equipment, simulators, emulators and participate in all appropriate engineering activities including but not limited to:

• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing commercial and military equipment
• Providing multilevel technical support for integration of cable and equipment configuration
• Provide user support to development, training and test teams
• Provide technical support to our customer
• Recording and tracking issues (equipment failure trends, etc.) that may affect operational performance and efficiency
• Assisting members of the engineering staff in maintaining detailed configuration documentation applicable to equipment and cable configurations, firmware settings, equipment utilization metrics, equipment status, etc.
• Assisting in the procurement, delivery, installation and testing of new equipment configurations
• Provide technical support for life cycle initiatives.

Required skills, qualifications and experience:

• Completion of a 2-year college diploma in Electronic Technology or Electronic Technician
• 5 + years of experience working in a related field
• Strong working knowledge of electronic and electrical test equipment
• Strong troubleshooting abilities
• Experience in handling technical aspects of maintenance repairs
• Aptitude for providing technical guidance and solving challenging problems
• Works well individually or in a team environment
• Must be willing to support a 24x7 environment including periodic on-call and shift work (including weekends) and support remote customer site installations and repairs in both land and shipboard sites
• Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the engineering/management staff and personnel assigned to related work
• Technical Knowledge of Halifax Class Combat Systems.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of LINUX systems
• Knowledge of networking troubleshooting
• Knowledge of Naval Combat Management Systems
• Knowledge of military radar systems
• Knowledge of military Early Warning systems
• Knowledge of military Fire Control Systems (FCSs)
• Knowledge of military acoustic systems
• Knowledge of Emulator, Stimulator and Simulator systems
• Knowledge of Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS).