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* The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

OrganizationalUnit:Design and Fabrication Services

Classification:TO-3

Duration: 2 Years

Language Requirements:English or French

Work arrangements:Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

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The role

We are looking for an Electro-Mechanical Technologist to support our Design and Fabrication Services Branch (DFS). The Electro-Mechanical Technologist would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

Design and Fabrication Services (DFS) is the National Research Council's (NRC) principal design and fabrication organization supporting research and innovation by enabling the NRC research and engineering facilities through the timely delivery of precision mechanical prototype equipment and apparatus in line with the overall strategic direction of NRC.

Being part of a dynamic team, the incumbent, under the supervision of the Senior Lead Technical Support, is responsible to perform repairs and maintenance both electronically and mechanically to the precision instruments and CNC equipment. The incumbent is also responsible to solve the daily problems,



and react to regular change in priorities within the DFS fabrication shop, including satellite shops.

Screening criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Two or three years technology diploma in electrical, and electronics or mechanical field- in industrial control systems, and machine shop equipment.

Asset: Preference may be given to certified industrial electricians 442A program.

- Significant* experience as a working level technologist with robust emphasis on mechanical systems or high precision CNC equipment;
- Experience in troubleshooting and repairing Fabrication / Machine shop equipment at a mechanic and/ or electronic/electrical level;
- Experience managing repair and adjustments for various types of manual and CNC machine tools;
- Experience in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.

*Significant is defined as 2 to 6 years

Asset: Experience in working with CNC, PLC, VFD drive, machine peripherals such as coolant systems, pumps, hydraulic & pneumatic.

Condition of employment

A thorough security clearance process will be applied.

For a Secret Clearance,



verification of background information over a period of 10 years is required. Individuals must have lived in Canada for a sufficient period of time to enable the security screening process.

- Willingness to handle heavy and bulky objects (pushing, pulling, lifting), crouching and/or bending;
- The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times;
- Willingness to work in confined spaces;
- Willingness to work in a noisy and/or dusty environment.

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Solid knowledge of:

- Electronic and mechanical for CNC, and manual machine tool systems;
- CNC, and manual fabrication equipment operations and technical assessments and troubleshooting.

Working knowledge of:

- Pneumatic, Hydraulic and cooling systems;
- Mechanical and electrical technical schematics;
- Test instrument: Ball Bar, Precision levels, etc.

Knowledge of best practice in the troubleshooting, assembly and disassembly of mechanisms in a machine shop / fabrication environment;

Knowledge of troubleshooting practices, methods, assessing and determining a repair strategy while attending to a malfunction;

Knowledge of shop and manufacturing health & safety best practices.

- Technology support - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s): Technology Support

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including a robust pension plan, comprehensive health and dental coverage, disability and life insuran

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