Defence Scientist

Update: Amendment to closing date, salary, tenure duration, and number of positions to be filled.

Important messages

ALL JOB APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE WWW.JOBS.GC.CA WEBSITE.
NO APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates through emails and/or through the www.jobs.gc.ca applicant account. Candidates participating in this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and that their system accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block the receipt of these types of email).

You MUST clearly demonstrate by answering the screening questions how you meet the Essential Education and Experience requirements. Provide examples and describe the work/duties you have performed. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out. It is not acceptable to put "see resume" in the space provided to answer the questions.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process which could be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate AND specified period) as well as various language and security requirements which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education
Graduation with a Master's degree with specialization in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics, or some other specialty relevant to the position coupled with acceptable experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
1. Experience working with electronic hardware for microwave radio frequency (RF) applications (e.g., antennas, mixers, power amplifiers, control circuitry);
2. Experience in conducting and reporting on a research project equivalent in scope to a Master’s thesis;
3. Experience in computer-based data analysis, modeling or simulation in microwave RF or electromagnetics.
4. Experience practicing software engineering (e.g., requirements definition, configuration management, bug prioritization and tracking)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English essential
Bilingual - imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
1. Knowledge of high-level programming languages and software development environments;
2. Knowledge of microwave RF system analog and digital components, electromagnetics, and microwave antennas;
3. Knowledge of modeling and simulation tools and techniques to analyze the behaviour of complex microwave RF systems;
4. Knowledge of DSP tools and techniques;
5. Knowledge of experimental methods, including data acquisition and analysis.

Abilities and Skills
1. Ability to independently plan, implement and evaluate a research project, and to employ scientific procedures and techniques
2. Ability to work as a member of a research team and to communicate effectively with people of differing technical backgrounds, as well as the ability to build and maintain effective professional working relationships;
3. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing;
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally;
5. Ability to analyze and evaluate alternative technical approaches, establish realistic trade-offs, and propose suitable recommendations between options;
6. Ability to adapt to new technologies and concepts and apply them to solve research problems.

Personal suitability
1. Integrity and dependability
2. Initiative and self-motivation
3. Thoroughness
4. Adaptability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Education
Graduation with a Doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics, or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience and Applied Knowledge
1. Experience in having published in peer-reviewed open scientific literature;
2. Experience developing or operating electronic warfare systems, or knowledge in electronic warfare concepts;
3. Experience developing or operating radar systems, or knowledge of radar concepts;
4. Experience developing or using radio communications systems, or knowledge of radio communications principles;
5. Experience using laboratory instrumentation for testing RF equipment and measurement of RF signal parameters;
6. Experience implementing DSP algorithms in software (e.g., for an embedded processor) or hardware (e.g., for a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), or knowledge of DSP algorithms;
7. Experience performing statistical analysis or knowledge of stochastic processes.
8. Experience with the Department of National Defence (DND) or the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Knowledge
1. Knowledge of electromagnetic wave propagation.

Abilities and Skills
1. Ability to conduct literature searches and perform scientific literature reviews.

Increase Employment Equity representation through the recruitment of Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, women, and visible minorities.

Recognition:
Achievements such as scholarships, academic prizes, patents, or awards.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Participation in field work. This could include an occasional requirement to work outdoors, in remote locations, on military aircraft, ships or ground vehicles.
- Willingness and ability to travel both nationally and internationally.
- Occasional requirement to work overtime, especially during field work.

Conditions of employment

Security:
Enhanced Reliability. Ability to obtain and retain a Department of National Defence (DND) Top Secret (Level III) security clearance. Note: This is not used at the preselection stage. The department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Other information

Any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be used for the screening of applications. If you meet these criteria, please clearly demonstrate how you meet them in writing. Provide examples and describe the work/duties you have performed. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

Interviews will be conducted.
Written test may be administered.
Reference checks will be conducted.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.