Location: North Vancouver, BC - 100% on-site
Contract Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension or conversion to permanent
Working Hours: M-F 40 hours per week
Requirements: Reliability & CGP Clearance (Eventually NATO Secret)
Job Title: On-Site Technical Support Technician
Position Summary
The On-Site Technical Support Technician is responsible for supporting Systems Engineering in the delivery and support of projects. These projects are largely defined as communication and control systems encompassing RF, digital, network and analog sub systems.
The On-Site Support Technician will ensure project work is executed, monitored and controlled in terms of adherence to budget and schedule, risk management, and quality of deliveries. As required, the candidate will participate in installation support, integration or configuration, troubleshooting, verification and validation of subsystems and engineering close-out activities.
The environments the candidate will generally be at the customer premises (Vancouver Shipyards) that is an active Shipyard, and onboard Ships or other vessels, both Military and Civilian along with shipyard facilities.
Tasks are assigned by the Technologist Group Lead, or as delegated to the project authority.
Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility
The expectations from Systems Engineering Technologist are as follows:
- Ensure all work is carried-out in accordance with company practices and procedures.
- Ensure all work is completed according to Project’s integrated master schedule
- Maintain control of integration tools, test equipment and work area.
- Assist in red-line of drawings (electrical and mechanical) as required
- Read engineering documents, schematics, and technical orders to determine faults and methods of troubleshooting.
- Implement and execute system test cases. Analyze and evaluate test results.
- Troubleshoot systems that do not meet requirements.
- Identify installation risks and prepare mitigation strategies.
- Inspect parts for defects.
- Interact with customer technical and non-technical personnel (military and/or civilian).
- Work in a team environment and independently.
Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language
Education:
- College diploma in a Technical Program or equivalent with relevant experience.
Security Requirement
- Canadian Citizen or Permanent Residence (greater than 5 Years) capable of obtaining NATO Secret Status and handling Controlled Goods
Must Haves (requirements)
- English essential
- Min 5 years experience in a systems engineering environment, ideally in the Naval or Shipbuilding or other relevant industrial environments
- Good level oral and written communication skills required for report writing
- Can read and understand electrical, mechanical drawings and technical document
- Hands on experience on troubleshooting, integration and configuration and testing, cabling, network & electronics systems
- Experience in the use of common electrical test equipment, including DMM, Oscilloscope, etc.
- Experience in the use of common hand and electrical tools
Personal Competencies Required
- Positive attitude
- Focused and detail oriented
- Commitment to professional development
- Active listener
- Thrive in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications
Nice to haves (asset)
- Experience in electronics systems, RF, networking systems including testing with specialized test equipment is an asset,
- It would be an asset to have knowledge of Canadian requirements for shock and vibration, EMC/EMI, drawing standards and industry design standards.;
- Experience with varied operating systems and technical software such as Labview
Physical Demands
Onsite work: > 80%, installation, STW, HAT, SAT, Configuration, inspections in lab or in the field
Pay: $50.00-$57.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Ability to commute/relocate:
- North Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Systems engineering: 3 years (preferred)
- Naval or Shipbuilding: 2 years (preferred)
Location:
- North Vancouver, BC (preferred)
Work Location: In person
