Research Technologist (Mechanical, Electronic or Chemical)

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE/ HOW TO APPLY

Please read carefully the following instructions before applying. Candidates who do not follow these instructions may be subject to rejection of their application.

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions. You will have to provide concrete examples to clearly illustrate with significant detail how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications AND asset qualifications sections. It is your responsibility to provide clear and concrete examples in your responses to each question, including when (from-to), where (occupational title, organization) and how you obtained these qualifications. Content of your response must be supported by your cv/resume as your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your cv/resume may only be used to validate this information.

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. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current and past responsibilities. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.


NOTE: Any or all of the criteria under the Asset Qualifications may be used for screening purposes. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during the screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates. As such, candidates should provide enough detail within their application to fully demonstrate this information.

NOTE: Your responses to the screening questions and your resume may be used to evaluate effective written communication.


Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email.)

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions where tenure (term, indeterminate, acting, deployment, assignment and secondment) and security requirements may vary according to the position to be staffed.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternative*;
AND one of the following:

- Technician or Technologist Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering;
- Technician Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in a Chemical or Chemical Laboratory Program

*The employer-approved alternative to a secondary school diploma is an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
- PMI-recognized Project Management training
- *Acceptable number of courses in physics
- *Acceptable number of courses in electromagnetics
- *Acceptable number of courses in materials chemistry or materials science

*Courses must be successfully completed at a recognized post-secondary institution

Degree equivalency

ASSET CREDENTIALS
- Certified Engineering Technician (CTech) or Technologist (CET)

ASSET EXPERIENCE

- Metallographic sample preparation
- Mathematical software use, such as MATLAB
- Computer aided design (CAD) and modelling, such as SolidWorks
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
- Experience with DND/CAF
- Experience in MARLANT
- Welding or machining
- Design of electrical or mechanical systems
- Diagnosing electrical issues
- Designing, installing or operating data acquisition systems
- Conducting preventative or corrective maintenance of equipment
- Underwater acoustics
- Analytical instrument operation
- Data manipulation and analysis
- Wet chemistry methods
- Operation or maintenance of transducers
- Project management
- Life Cycle Management of equipment
- Hydraulics
- Mechanical Assembly

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

- Initiative
- Analytical thinking
- Flexibility

ABILITIES

- Effective written communication
- Effective oral communication
- Reading comprehension

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Dependability
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Team player

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Organizational Needs

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

Operational Requirements

Requirement to perform duties on various classes of ships or submarines
Requirement to work overtime and shift work
Requirement to travel
Requirement to attend training either within or out of headquarters area
Requirement to work in confined/hazardous spaces and heights (including climbing of masts, staging, and ladders, etc.)
Requirement to perform duties at sea or in the Arctic

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

Must undergo and pass employment medical assessments
Ability to participate in field and sea trials

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

1. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications
2. Various assessment tools may be used to evaluate candidates (standardized tests, written exam, interview, simulation exercise, reference checks, work samples, publications, reports, etc.)
3. Candidates must ensure that they are available for any testing or interviews required.
4. Proof of education will be required. You will be asked to provide proof of your education credentials later during the process. 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.
5. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
6. Candidates must meet the essential qualifications and conditions of employment to be appointed to a position. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications, the operational requirements and/or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
7. Various volume management strategies may be applied at any stage of the selection process such as random selection or top-down selection of candidates and screening based on degree of experience.

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.