Location

Ottawa, Ontario

Description

iFathom has been providing system integration, custom application design and development work, and quality IT Professional Services to government and private sector clients for more than 14 years. iFathom holds a number of Supply Arrangements and Standing Offers with various government departments for IT Professional services in different categories. These represent our clients' projected and ongoing specific IT Professional Services requirements. Our Client has identified Junior Engineer as one of these categories. Qualified candidates who apply for this position will be contacted when contracts for this position come up, as and when required by our client. CVs will be kept in our database for this purpose for six months.

Candidates must have at minimum a Reliability Status Security Clearance from CIISD.

Duties

The required services encompass all electronic, electircal, optical, mechanical, structural and materiel systems which may include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

preparing specifications for and carrying out the integration of systems and equipment;
conducting technical studies to produce technical options, validate and assess options, assess technical risks and evaluate designs;
developing design and prototype engineering solutions to technical problems;
maintaining and updating Unsatisfactory Condition Report (UCR) and Technical Failure Report (TFR) data bases. Researching, evaluating and responding to UCR/TFRs in conjunction with field support representatives;
producing draft specifications of systems, sub-systems, equipments, interfaces or ancillaries;
tailoring military or commercial standards, specifications or practices for incorporation into system specifications;
tailoring military or commercial standards, specifications or practices for incorporation into system specifications;
producing draft technical evaluation plans and evaluation standards;
generating and/or evaluating test plans, procedures and reports;
conducting specialized electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) studies, producing acceptable EMC standards and test procedures and evaluating EMC /electromagnetic interference (EMI) test results;
designing programmable data acquisition, test sensors and recorders used in conjunction with equipment testing;
developing simulation and analytical models and utilizing the models for system and sub-system development and assessment;
preparing airworthiness certification management plans;
managing the planning, coordination, documentation and engineering efforts connected with the airworthiness certification of modifications to air weapon systems;
proposing and/or analyzing engineering change proposals, estimating costs / risks and making recommendations;
preparing space and weight budgets for installations, assessing proposed designs, evaluating prototypes and developing acceptance tests for user hand over;
preparing drawing, data packages and systems manuals;
preparing interface standards and integration plans for the utilization of current and new systems/equipment;
reviewing and making recommendations on work proposals;
participaing in planning meetings and technical reviews relating to the design, application management and support of software sub-systems;
designing, testing and modifying hardware interfaces to digital computers. Confirming the correct functioning of hardware/software interfaces;
preparing specifications and statements of work for the procurement of systems;
developing quality assurance and configuration management plans and practices;
conducting MA&S process and sub-process assessments and re-engineering;
tracking, correcting and recording system and equipment configuration status and/or conformance;
preparing business cases, ie. cost/benefit analysis;
developing and assessing maintenance strategies, plans and support requirements;
performing integrated logistics support (ILS) functions or providing advice and guidance in the ILS area;
performing LCMM functions as defined in A-LP-113-001/FP-001; Life Cycle Management System Guidance Manual;
providing equipment project management services; developing environmental protection standards, practices or policies;
preparing and reviewing instructions and procedures regarding the appropriate handling, clean-up, protective clothing and safety measures to deal with hazardous materials. Developing or obtaining specifications such as material Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials that are new to the CF;
conducting environmental or hazardous material assessments of equipment and systems. Assessing the toxicological impact of materials. Investigating alternate non-hazardous options;
conducting system integration analyses on the organization and processes involved the introduction of and provision of ongoing support to weapon systems;
conducting a detailed derivation of integrated logistic system requirements for weapon systems and planning for the ongoing support to those systems;
planning the conduct of, providing technical guidance to and conducting statistical analysis of reliability, maintainability, availability and dependability (RAMD) tests of weapon systems;
managing the planning, coordination, documentation and engineering efforts connected with the configuration management of weapon systems;
designing, planning, implementing and modifying quality assurance programs within manufacturing, processing or distribution systems;
providing human factors engineering (ergonomics) services (physical and cognitive);
conducting the human factors engineering process such as planning, analysis, design, test and evaluation, fundamentals and facilities of various environmental systems;
conduct reviews of structural designs to ensure compliance with appropriate specifications, standards and guidelines;
perform structural engineering analyses in the area of traditional stress analysis, preliminary design, finite element analysis, damage tolerance assessments, loads derivation, structural dynamic response and/or fracture mechanics analysis; and
preparing design documentation in support of structural engineering tasks, including draft stress reports, manufacturing drawings and/or design drawings.

Skills

Minimum of thirty-six (36) months of demonstrated engineering experience within the last eight (8) years in an applicable engineering field.

Education

University undergraduate degree in an applicable field of engineering - or - be eligible for registration as a professional engineer by a recognized provincial licensing body.

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