Research Technologist

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Duties

Area of Focus / Specialization:
The primary functional areas include supporting the vacuum induction melting activities to produce experimental metals; supporting activities to produce near-net-shape forging blanks for metal automotive structures; supporting basic research activities to produce novel alloys; supporting activities to produce alloys for nuclear power generation. The work is primarily hands-on, with office and administrative requirements. It includes maintenance activities related to the primary functional areas.

Client Service Results:
Under guidance, as a member of the Casting team reporting to the Casting Lab Supervisor: This technologist will contribute to liquid metal experiments at lab and pilot scale, by participating in the preparation, setting up and carrying out of experiments within a team environment. This will involve some independent work but the primary functions will take place in a team environment.

Work environment

CANMET Materials operates a pilot scale metal casting facility to support the materials research. CANMET’s overall priorities are focused on the following program areas: Materials for Energy End Use; Materials for Energy Generation; Materials for Defense; Emerging Materials; Pipeline Materials.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

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

-Successful completion of an accredited technology program (2 year minimum from a post secondary institution) in metallurgical engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

- Experience using equipment, machinery and facilities related to metal casting such as melting furnaces, ladles, cranes, forklifts, sampling equipment, laboratory equipment
-Experience in collecting, compiling and conducting basic analysis of data from experiments.
-Experience with record keeping systems such as files, inventories and keeping detailed technical records.

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

- Travel outside the normal work area is required periodically to conduct industrial trials.
- Occasional overtime duty
- Operating heavy equipment such as forklift and overhead crane
- Occasional heavy lifting up to 35kg (75lbs)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

-Knowledge of the principles and practices of metal casting processes.
-Knowledge of operating and maintenance techniques related to specialized equipment such as melting furnaces, casting equipment, and material handling equipment.
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety

-Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
-Ability to perform basic calculations and prepare spreadsheets
-Ability to plan and organize work in a team environment including handling conflicting priorities.
-Ability to suggest solutions to technical problems

-Effective interpersonal relationships
-Coordinating activities with the activities of others to achieve group goals over personal goals. i.e. team player
-Thoroughness/attention to detail

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

- Experience with molten metal melting or handling.
- Experience working in a laboratory environment.
- Experience using data acquisition systems to collect data from sensors such as thermocouples, load cells, pressure sensors.
- Experience melting and processing magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; copper alloys; cast irons; steels; specialty ferrous alloys – using electric resistance furnaces or electric induction furnaces (please specify which ones)
- Experience operating equipment related to additive manufacturing such as sand printing, metal or filament printing.
- Experience with design software such as solidworks
- Experience with casting simulation software such as Procast, Flow-3D, Magmasoft, etc.
- Experience working with naturally pressurized gating systems.
- Experience making moulds using the following processes: green sand; chemically-bonded sand; plaster; lost wax.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Wearing of personal protective equipment including but not limited to safety boots, safety glasses, hardhat, respiratory equipment requiring a clean shaven face, heat resistant clothing.
The work requires handling of hazardous materials.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

All applications must be submitted online through the GC Jobs website. DO NOT email, fax or mail in applications, as these will NOT be accepted..

Acknowledgment of receipts of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful applicants when the screening process has been completed.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants are required to meet the Essential Qualifications. Asset Qualifications MAY be applied at any point in the assessment process. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application. Applicants do not need to meet any/all of the Asset Qualifications for consideration, however, possessing any/all of the Asset Qualifications may increase the likelihood of being considered for an appointment.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

An interview may be sought.

A written test may be administered.

A situational exercise may/will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
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, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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