MQ-9B RPAS Aircraft Maintenance Engineer; Evergreen

Position: MQ-9B RPAS Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Evergreen)
Location: Evergreen
** About This Role*
* ** All for being ready & resilient.
** Training Centre Operations at CAE lies at the heart of our commitment to training excellence across Civil Aviation and Defense & Security. As part of this team, you’ll develop and provide training, continually enhance program quality, and ensure seamless operations and service excellence, empowering pilots, aircrew, and mission-critical teams to excel when it matters most. Behind the scenes, you play a vital role in equipping them with the skills and readiness they need to succeed—through every moment, milestone, and mission.

With a team that values growth, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose, CAE offers a dynamic environment where your contributions to training create a lasting impact on the future of safety and readiness worldwide.

We are seeking a skilled
** Aircraft Maintenance Technician
** to join CAE in support of the
** MQ-9B Sky Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program**. This program is the first of its kind delivered to the RCAF and offers a unique opportunity for you to bring your expertise and dedication to work on this groundbreaking aviation system. The successful candidate will maintain the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft alongside members of the RCAF at the Air Maintenance Detachment East, in Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
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* Duties & responsibilities:

*** Inspect, maintain, repair, and test aircraft systems
* Remove and replace line replaceable units and components
* Ensure the accurate completion of technical records
* Deploy to remote and/or international locations for extended periods of time
* Perform specialty work in maintenance shops as required.
* Interpret technical publications and diagrams
* Maintain tools and equipment required to perform primary duties
* Order aircraft spare parts and materials
* Conduct flight line servicing operations
* Debrief Team Lead as required
* Carry out workplace inspections and clean ups
* Comply with safety, quality, airworthiness, and technical policies and procedures
* Work shifts on a routine basis and overtime when needed
* Travel for essential training
** Mandatory qualifications:
*** Transport Canada approved Aviation Technician - Aircraft Maintenance or Avionics Maintenance Diploma or Canadian Forces Aviation (AVN) Technician or Avionics (AVS) Technician Qualification
* Possession of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License with an M1, M2 or E rating or be a Canadian Forces Journeyman Aviation (AVN) Technician or Avionics (AVS) Technician
* At least 5 years of first- and second-line aircraft maintenance related experience
* Proven experience as a team player
* Strong communication skills
* Be able to work shifts
* Possess a valid driver’s license
* Ability to meet the RCAF deployable fitness criteria
* Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident or with a valid Work Permit
* Capable of obtaining and maintaining both Controlled Goods Clearance and a NATO secret security clearance
* ** Role requires being deployed with the RCAF to expeditionary locations around the globe and to a forward operating location in the arctic in support of MQ-9B operations
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* We offer you:

*** Working environment of 2024 Canada’s top 100 employers.
* A dynamic and innovative environment in which to grow.
* A stimulating career path and internal mobility.
* Attractive benefits, including but not limited to:  + Defined benefits retirement plan  + Stocks purchased plan  + Flexible vacations  + Deployment premiums  + Relocation assistance, if applicable  + All tooling, equipment, and clothing required for the position  + Competitive maternity and parental leave policies
* And more
** Please note that this is not an active job requisition. This was created & posted solely for building a pipeline of candidates (Evergreen), so that we may review them once we are ready to start actively recruiting*
* ** The target timeframe for interviewing candidates is Spring 2026 with an expected start date in December 2026.
**** About CAE
** At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical…