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City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Aerospace
Classification: TO-4
Tenure: Continuing
Language Requirements: English
Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the at the NRC work location identified.
Note: Underfilling may be considered.
Note: This position is being re-posted, if you had previously applied, there is no need to re-apply.
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The Role
We are looking for an Aircraft Structural Technician to work within the Structural Integrity team of the Aerospace Research Centre. This position will support applied research in the areas of structural full scale testing, component testing and material testing as it applies to aircraft life extension and certification. The Aircraft Structural Technician would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
You will be responsible for leading practical test activities from test set-up to test tear-down in the Structural Integrity Test Facility including facility preparation, test rig set-up and alignment, test article configuration and inspection, control system setup and calibration, data acquisition system setup, calibration and data collection, test operations including operator training, and functional supervision. These responsibilities are carried out for all types of projects performed by the Structural Integrity group. The cost of these projects can range from a few thousand dollars taking hours or days to complete to multimillion dollar projects taking several years to carry out. Tests are carried out on a wide range of test articles ranging from simple coupons to multimillion dollar military fighter aircraft.
Duties will include: ensuring that the test specimen / aircraft is in the prescribed configuration for testing. This includes responsibility for ensuring that all of the aircrafts systems and components are installed correctly, including specified torques, clearances, preloads and adjustments, according to Canadian Forces Technical Orders and agreed test procedures and specifications.
The incumbent is required to review the inspection requirements prepared by the Inspection Task Leader prior to each inspection. Determine and ensure that appropriate access to internal aircraft structure is provided to enable the performance of predetermined inspections during test down times.
Carry out preparation of detailed instruction and parts breakdown illustration packages, to accelerate the re-assembly process after each inspection shutdown.
For each necessary specimen / aircraft teardown, scheduled or unscheduled, the incumbent must review and ensure that all disassembly has been reinstated to the specified configuration.
Ensure that all mechanical loading systems are returned to test status and are functional.
The incumbent must certify to the Project Manager through his signature on the Test Stop/Resume Authorization Form that the re-assembly has been performed properly and that functionality has been confirmed at the end of each specimen / aircraft teardown.
In addition, requirements above the incumbent must certify to the Facility Manager through his signature on the Test Authorization Documentation that the assembly/ re-assembly has been performed properly and that functionality has been confirmed at the end of each specimen / aircraft teardown.
You will also be required to collaborate directly with senior personnel, project managers as well as external clients.
Screening Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further conside
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Posted: Sept. 30, 2024, 4:32 p.m.
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