Opportunity
Do you love fixing things? Are you passionate about electronics from the inside out? A career in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as an Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician lets you perform, supervise and direct the repair and maintenance of all Air Force & Joint Telecommunications and Information Systems.
Overview
As technical experts, Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians perform preventive and corrective maintenance, system restoration, special inspections, modifications, installations and acceptance checks, as well as the repair and overhaul of all types of telecommunications, navigation and cryptographic systems. They also manage and maintain mobile and fixed satellite communications systems, microwave systems, switchboards, cable plants, and all forms of command and control computer systems and networks. Their primary responsibilities are:
Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on all types of radio, radar and data processing, cryptographic, terminal, audio and video equipment
Performing inspections, performance tests and adjustments on strategic and tactical fixed and mobile telecommunications equipment
Performing repairs, overhaul and support maintenance on telecommunications equipment
Performing installations and acceptance tests
Liaising with all levels of command and functional groups, including base-level personnel
Maintaining and/or advising other occupations on the maintenance of the electromechanical and refrigeration requirements of telecommunications equipment
Deploying as part of the Air Force Support Capability, 8 Air Communications and Control Squadron, a Tactical Control Radar squadron, the Canadian Forces Joint Signals Regiment or all CANSOFCOM Units
Managing the life-cycle of materials related to various telecommunications and information systems
To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
For the paid education programs you may be 16 years old (with parental consent)
For the Primary Reserve you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student
Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Quebec (some jobs need higher levels of education)
Work Environment
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians perform their duties in operation centres, static and mobile workshops or outdoors. They may work at bases within Canada and the United States, including the Arctic, as well as locations throughout the world.
Basic Military Qualification
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.
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians Training
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians attend the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics in Kingston, Ontario, to complete the Performance Oriented Electronics Training course, which includes the following topics:
Circuits Theory
Electro-Mechanical and Solid-State Devices
Power Sources
Amplifier, Oscillator and Digital Circuits
Multistage Electronic Circuits
Conductors and Cables
AM/FM Theory
Audio/Video Equipment
Computers and Peripherals
They continue with 20 weeks of training specific to their duties, which includes:
Technical Administration
Automated Information Systems
Switchboards and Terminal Equipment
Cable Distribution Systems
Data Communication Systems
Audio and Video Systems
Airfield Navigational Aids and Meteorological Systems
Communications and Cryptosystems
Radar Systems
Available Specialty Training
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training for topics like:
Airport Secondary/Surveillance Radar
Communications Control Systems
Precision Approach Landing Aids
E3A AWACS Airborne Equipment
Microwave Radio Systems and Associated Equipment
Instructional Techniques
Communications/Information Security
Meteorological Systems
Cryptographic Equipment Maintenance
Available Advanced Training
As they progress in their career, Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians who demonstrate the required ability and potential may be offered advanced training. Available courses include:
Fibre Optics Communications Systems
Design Building Network for Communication Systems
Computer System Management
Advanced Radar Maintenance
Advanced Communications Operations
Management and Leadership Training
Deployed Communications Systems
Required Education
The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Quebec, including: Grade 10 Applied Math (Mathématiques 416 or Cultural, Social and Technical 4)Foreign education may be accepted.
Direct Entry Officer Plan
Ideal candidates will already have a diploma. If you have a university or college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may place you directly into any on-the-job training program that is required, following Basic Training. Basic Training is required before being assigned.
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