About this role
Position Title: NWSCC Communications Crew Technician
Department: NWSCC
Location: NWSCC, North Bay Control Centre
Security Clearance: Secret
Position Reports To: NWSCC Radar, Communications & Gag Supervisor
Hours of Work: Scheduled 12-hour shifts based on a 24/7 operating environment
ABOUT US:
Nasittuq Corporation (from the Inuktitut word meaning “looking out from the highest point”) operates and maintains the North Warning System (NWS), a critical joint Canada-US radar network with 47 sites across Northern Canada.
OUR CORE VALUES—Safety, Diversity, Integrity, Social Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship, and Agility—guide everything we do.
What You’ll Do:
- Remotely assist in the maintenance of NWS facilities systems, including but not limited to, data/voice communications, multiplexers, satellite/RF communications, router based IP networks, helicopter monitor and SCADA systems.
- Monitor the status of and remotely control NWS site equipment, analyze and correct system faults, change equipment parameters and configurations.
- Review corrective maintenance work requests for priority, work estimation and feasibility.
- Review work orders upon completion
- Performing preventive maintenance on communications equipment at the NWSCC Liaise with 22 Wing System Maintenance (SM) and request authorization for system downtime, verify operational status of NWS equipment after downtime, enter data and ensure the accuracy of Equipment Status Reports.
- Inform 22 Wing SM, NWSO and Nasittuq personnel of site emergencies/outages/incidents.
Who Are You:
Education:
- Completion of a postsecondary program in an electronics field or CF military equivalent.
Experience:
- A minimum of five years of experience on the job training working with radar/communications electronic systems.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Knowledge of telecommunications, RF, satellite, IP network systems, with ability to read and interpret related drawings and manuals.
- Proficiency in the use of commercial test equipment and tools used in troubleshooting and repair of electronic circuits.
- Knowledge of radar systems is considered an asset
- Ability to read and interpret related drawings and manuals.
- Proven communication, analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills
Additional Requirements:
- Level II (Secret) Clearance or eligibility to obtain one is mandatory.
Why Join Us?
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and employer-matched pension plan (up to 5%).
- Additional Perks: $175 annual safety footwear allowance, and a $500 referral bonus.
- Career Growth: Internal Training opportunities for certification and skills development, with reasonable costs covered.
- Vacation Pay: 3 weeks vacation. Generous vacation pay increases with tenure (e.g., 6% for under five years, 8% for over ten years).
Land Claim Beneficiaries of the Nunavut, Inuvialuit, and Nunatsiavut Land Claim Agreements will be prioritized. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify.
Other facts
About Nasittuq Corporation
Nasittuq Corporation provides in-service support and facility operations and maintenance for the North Warning System. We also have a contract to provide site support and management services for the Ellesmere Island Commercial Support Contract in Alert, Nunavut.
Nasittuq's mission is to provide exemplary technical and management services to our Canadian Government customers, while increasing opportunities for Inuit participation as trainees, employees, suppliers and owners. We are proud to hold ISO certifications for Quality (ISO 9001:2015) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2015).
Nasittuq Corporation is a partnership between ATCO Frontec Ltd. and Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics Corporation (PAIL). PAIL is an organization wholly owned by seven shareholder corporations representing Canada’s Inuit community. These organizations Include: Inuvialuit Development Corporation (IDC); Nunasi Corporation; Makivik Corporation; the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies (NGC); Qikiqtaaluk Corporation; Sakku Investments Corporation, and Kitikmeot Corporation. PAIL’s first initiative was to pursue the award of the North Warning System operations and maintenance contract through a Joint Venture with ATCO Frontec.
What you'll do
- The Communications Crew Technician will remotely assist in the maintenance of NWS facilities systems and monitor the status of NWS site equipment. They will also perform preventive maintenance and liaise with other maintenance personnel regarding system downtimes and emergencies.
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