Various Engineering positions

Update: The closing date has been extended.

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Applicants selected for the next step will be informed of the position to be filled.

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

If you belong to these groups, please ensure to include your service # in your application.

Work environment

Join us and you will also benefit from:
• Fully equipped gym (free access)
• Fitness classes
• Flexible work arrangements
• Mentoring Program
• Specialized In-House Training
• DND employee discounts for travel, shopping and accommodations.

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a DND civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

This inventory may be used to establish pools of partially or fully qualified candidates which may be used by DND hiring managers to staff positions within the EN-ENG-04 group.

This inventory could be used to fill positions with various tenures, security clearance requirements or linguistic requirements.

Positions to be filled immediately: 25

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical, electrical, materials, chemical, software, computer, aeronautical, naval engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

*a degree is defined as a baccalaureate or higher level degree, as established by a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

OR
Certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position.

EXPERIENCE
At least 4 years of engineering experience* in the last 10 years in one or more of the following domains:

Domain 1: Capital Acquisition/Project Management
• Such as, but not limited to: Employment in or management of projects with an engineering component; the preparation, execution and control of project documents such as plans or statement of work, engineering scope management or control, technical risk management including risk response monitoring, and procurement support related to proposal evaluation relevant to the position

Domain 2: In-Service Equipment Management
• Such as, but not limited to: Planning and executing engineering-related activities to support and sustain in-service equipment systems or sub-systems. Applying engineering theory and principles to in-service equipment, determining support requirements, developing new concepts to meet operational requirements for modern integrated systems, or other engineering related duties relevant to the position.

Domain 3: Technical Specialty Engineering
• Such as, but not limited to: Providing specialist support in a particular field or subset of engineering, development or research engineering, test and evaluation engineering trials, applying engineering principles to processes in a workshop, laboratory or manufacturing environment, applying engineering theory and principles to policies or procedures related to the management of modern integrated systems, applying software and/or enterprise architecture concepts in the development of business plans, requirements management and application architecture, implementing business intelligence (BI) and/or business analytics in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) information systems, providing technical advice, guidance and direction to other engineers, leading studies to solve engineering problems relevant to the position.

Domain 4: Policy or Regulatory Engineering
• Such as, but not limited to: Providing policy or regulation support for materiel programs, manufacturing processes, or in support of an organizational equipment risk management system. Policy or regulation support usually involves either showing how policies or regulations are being specifically followed, or crafting policies or regulations for a duly recognized authority to put into effect relevant to the position.

Domain 5: Integrated Logistics Support Engineering
• Such as, but not limited to: Applying the concepts and principles of availability, reliability and maintainability engineering. Applying performance-based supportability concepts to meet operational performance outcomes. Conducting Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) to develop, implement and manage ILS requirements for a complex system or equipment. Conducting life cycle cost analysis to plan and manage affordable and sustainable ILS solutions. Determining ILS and supportability requirements. Developing an ILS program for complex systems or equipment fleets to ensure sustainable support solutions. Managing ILS business processes using electronic data, IT systems and network enablers. Procuring, contracting and managing ILS services for complex systems or equipment fleets relevant to the position

*Engineering experience is defined as experience performing tasks as an engineer.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
AE1. Master's Degree or PhD relevant to the position;

AE2. Accredited as a project management professional, for example with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

AE3. DND Project Management Competency Development Level 1, 2 or 3 Qualification.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Significant** Aircraft related experience in one or more of the following domains of engineering:
A1. Aerospace Systems
A2. Airworthiness Certification
A3. Avionics Systems
A4. Airborne Software
A5. Flight Sciences (includes Flight Dynamics and Aerodynamics)
A6. Aerospace Propulsion Systems
A7. Aircraft Structures
A8. Airborne Weapons
A9. Cabin Safety and Life Support Systems
A10. Aerospace Mechanical Systems
A11. Aerospace Systems Safety

AEX2: Significant** Land equipment related experience in one or more of the following domains of engineering:
L1. Vehicle or land based systems
L2. Vehicle based or embarked weapon or sensor systems
L3. Land-based weapon systems
L4. Vehicle Recovery, righting and extrication
L5. Heavy Construction Equipment
L6. Armour / Ballistic protection/Survivability
L7. Combat Support Systems
L8. Soldier Systems

AEX3: Significant** Marine vessels related experience in one or more of the following domains of engineering:
N1. Marine or naval platform systems
N2. Naval Architecture
N3. Naval Combat Systems

AEX4: Significant** Technical Specialty Engineering related experience in one or more of the following domains:
M1. Material Science/Materials Engineering
M2. Systems Engineering
M3. Modelling, Simulation and Trainers
M4. Electrical Power generation and Distribution Systems
M5. Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
M6. Navigation systems (including Radar or Sonar)
M7. Sensors, (including Electro-optics and/or Lasers)
M8. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Engineering
M9. Electronic warfare sensors and countermeasures
M10. Climatic Engineering
M11. Vibration Engineering
M12. System Safety engineering (including Materiel Assurance Programs)
M13. Building and/or infrastructure construction
M14. Human Factors engineering
M15. Network Security
M16. Cybersecurity
M17. Emission Security (EMSEC)
M18. Systems Security Engineering
M19. Supply Chain Management
M20. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) engineering
M21. Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning engineering (HVAC)
M22. Robotic Systems
M23. Ammunition and Explosives management and engineering
M24. Information Management and Technology
M25. Risk Management
M26. Program Management
M27. Strategic Planning
M28. Software intensive systems / Software Engineering
M29. Computer Engineering / Computer Systems Engineering
M30. Capability development
M31. Thermodynamics
M32. Mechanical Design Engineering
M33. Welding Engineering
M34. Manufacturing Engineering
M35. Failure Analysis
M36. Accident Investigation.
M37. Radio and Radio Frequency (RF) Engineering
M38. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
M39. Business Analytics / Business Intelligence (BI)
M40. Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Modelling
M41. Geospatial and terrestrial tactical communication systems
M42. Tactical Information Systems
M43. Fuels and Lubricants
M44. Environmental (Hazardous Materials)
M45. Equipment Health Monitoring
M46. Quality Control
M47. Configuration Management
M48. Test and Evaluation
M49. Personal or Crew Served Weapons
M50. Clothing or textiles

**Significant experience is defined as 2 years of cumulative experience over the last 7 years within an engineering environment. Experience only included time spent performing tasks as an engineer.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Hiring managers may establish operational requirements specific to the position being staffed.

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

Various language requirements
COMPETENCE IN OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
The position(s) to be staffed require(s) the following language requirement (s):
English or French Essential
English Essential
Bilingual imperative: BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to solve technical problems.

COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Preference may be given to candidates who are members of visible minority group and person with a disability.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Various security profiles
• Reliability
• Secret
• Top secret

Hiring managers may establish other conditions of employment specific to the position being staffed.

Other information

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. The screening questions included in your application will be read in conjunction with your curriculum vitae to determine if you meet the education and experience requirements of this inventory. Make sure to include all relevant information in your application to assess the depth and breadth of your experience in the field mentioned since the selection committee may restrict its assessment to those documents. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including 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 client organization will accept applications on-line only.
All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test.

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

Random selection will be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are a member of the designated group specified in the merit criteria will be considered.

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.