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Title posted on Jobillico - Avionics Systems Technician
Posted on October 30, 2024 by Employer details The Royal Canadian Air Force
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<p><strong></strong><strong>Opportunity</strong></p>Do you love flying, engineering and working as part of a team? A career in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as an Avionics Systems Technician carries the responsibility of maintaining all electronic systems onboard CAF aircraft.<p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>As part of the Aircraft Maintenance Team, the Avionics Systems Technician is responsible for first-line servicing operations in launching and recovering all types of aircraft. The primary responsibilities are:</p><ul><li>Carrying out performance tests, and preventive/corrective maintenance and calibration of the following systems and their associated components:<ul><li>Aircraft communication</li><li>Intercom</li><li>Search radar</li><li>Fire control radar</li><li>Acoustic sensing</li><li>Infra-red radar</li><li>Electronic warfare</li><li>Navigation</li><li>Compass</li><li>Flight control systems</li><li>Automatic flight control systems</li><li>Electrical wiring interconnection system</li></ul></li><li>Setting up and operating test equipment to maintain the above systems</li><li>Operating and maintaining computer-controlled automatic test stations</li><li>Serving as an instructor in field technical training units, training squadrons or basic training units</li><li>Preparing and maintaining aircraft forms and statistical data</li><li>Operating aircraft support equipment</li><li>Performing first-line servicing tasks such as marshalling, parking, towing, starting, refuelling, cleaning and de-icing</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong>To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:</p><ul><li>Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada</li><li>Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:<ul><li>For the paid education programs you may be 16 years old (with parental consent)</li><li>For the Primary Reserve you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student</li></ul></li><li>Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Quebec (some jobs need higher levels of education)</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Paid Education Options</strong></p><p><strong>Non-commissioned Member Subsidized Training and Education Program</strong></p><p>Because this position requires specialty training, the CAF will pay successful recruits to attend the diploma program at an approved Canadian college. Non-commissioned Member Subsidized Training and Education Program students attend Basic Training and on-the-job training during the summer months. They receive full-time salaries, including medical and dental care, along with full pay in exchange for working with the CAF for a period of time. If you choose to apply to this program, you must apply both to the CAF and the appropriate college.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Work Environment</strong></p><p>Avionics Systems Technicians are employed primarily at air bases in aircraft maintenance organizations, in maintenance hangers, in airborne aircraft, in lab environments and on the flight line. Technicians will sometimes be required to work shifts and periods of overtime and can work in CAF wings and bases within Canada, the Arctic, and locations around the world in response to NATO and UN commitments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Basic Military Qualification</strong></p>The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, or through various training establishments across Canada from Esquimalt, British Columbia, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. One main goal of this course is to ensure all recruits maintain the CAF physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding but achievable. Avionics Systems Technicians Training<p>Av- LocationRepentigny, QC
- Workplace information On site
- SalaryNot available
- Terms of employment Full time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Jobillico #13526367
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