Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest research and technology organization.
We are looking for an Instrumentation Technologist to support the Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) within the Aerospace Research Centre. The Instrumentation Technologist would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
You will be primarily responsible for working closely with the facility development and testing groups, and other research and technical staff members within NRC, to support projects and upgrades to the Center for Air Travel Research, (CATR), and supporting the Aeroacoustics and Structural Dynamics facilities to satisfy aerospace hardware qualification needs of commercial clients.
You will, with a team or on your own, fabricate, install, maintain and program data acquisition, wearable sensor suits and ancillary electronic systems including network devices (loT) required for the laboratory\xe2\x80\x99s projects. Primarily, you will be leading or assisting in improving the state-of-the-art facilities to satisfy future needs of the aerospace industry in evaluating responses of human participants under various airport and aircraft cabin environments. You may also be assisting in qualifying aerospace and other types of electronics and mechanical hardware under dynamic conditions, such as vibration, shock and acoustic energy.

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Graduation from a recognized technical college or institution as an Electrical, Electronics or Instrumentation Technologist from a three-year program.
A degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution would be considered an asset.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Significant hands-on experience installing, trouble-shooting, calibrating, maintaining, modifying, operating and/or designing modern electronics, instrumentation or data acquisition systems including associated wiring and cable harnesses;
• Experience with object-oriented programming and graphical programing environments;
• Experience in performing technical work in industrial setting or research facilities;
• Basic experience with local area networks, switches and IoT type devices and sensors;
• Experience in the preparation of electrical drawings/layouts/wiring plans;
• Experience in the use of a variety of electronic equipment such as DVM, Function Generator, Oscilloscopes, etc.; and
• Experience using a variety of hand and power tools.

Condition of Employment

• Reliability Status;
• The incumbent will be able to travel on deployments. He/she must be able to fly as aircrew on-board experimental aircraft;
• Candidates must be physically able to perform the duties of this position. These duties include: working from elevated platforms; lifting moderate weights; wearing personal protective equipment such as a respirator and safety goggles. The candidate may have to work with chemicals and materials commonly found in the aircraft industry. This position may require work to be performed on and around aircrafts;
• Must be able to work with the presence of enhanced noise levels;
• Must be able to work in confined spaces; and
• Must be able to work in hot and cold environments and other various weather conditions.

Language Requirements

English
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

• Solid knowledge of analog and digital circuitry;
• Solid knowledge of electronics, instrumentation, calibration and data acquisition systems;
• Solid knowledge of safe working practices and safety standards required in an industrial environment;
• Ability to read and understand electrical and P&IDs schematics/diagrams;
• Knowledge of LAN\xe2\x80\x99s, WAN\xe2\x80\x99s and Wireless Networks; and
• Demonstrated ability to select suitable electronic components such as sensors and provide a high quality of fabrication of cables, soldering of connectors, integrating components, labelling instrumentation for documentation.

Assets:

• Knowledge of LabView programming;
• Knowledge of audio-visual systems in a large-scale integrated environment.

Behavioural Competencies

• Technology support - Client focus (Level 2)
• Technology support - Communication (Level 2)
• Technology support - Self-knowing and self-development (Level 2)
• Technology support - Teamwork (Level 2)
• Technology support - Initiative (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Technology Support

Relocation

Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC\'s directives.

Compensation

From $58,445 to $80,040 per annum.
NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, vacation and other leave entitlements.

Notes

• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• This position is being advertised internally and externally simultaneously, however first consideration will be given to internal NRC applicants.
• In order to ensure a prompt and efficient processing of applications, candidates are encouraged to provide, along with their r\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9, a detailed covering letter explaining how they meet each of the requirements of this position (education, experience, language requirements) by providing concrete examples. In addition, the candidate is encouraged to describe in detail when, where and how he/she gained the experience.
• Overtime will sometimes be required on short notice.
• Willingness to work shifts during special projects.
• The incumbent must be willing to travel off-site with aircraft to conduct field-testing and to fly as a member of the flight test engineering team in research aircraft located at the Ottawa International Airport.
• Willingness to work with Class IV continuous lasers and/or high-power pulsed lasers.
• Willingness to work with high pressure (~ 300 psi) process gas piping, lasers, combustible liquid fuels and gases.
• Some heavy lifting will be required on an occasional basis.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (18715) to: E-mail: NRC.NRCHiring-EmbaucheCNRC.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Telephone: 438-455-5335 Closing Date: 27 March 2023 - 23:59 Eastern Time