Job Description & How to Apply Below
Do you want a career where technology and action meet? As an Electronic-Optronic Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll service fire control systems to ensure weapons are accurate and mission-ready.
This position is available full-time.
Pay & Benefits
The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:
Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
New pay increases: earn more from the start
Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
Training opportunities
Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Counseling, and relocation support services
Pension plan
Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance
Overview
As an Electronic-Optronic Technician, your primary duties are to:
Repair surveillance and thermal observation systems
Maintain vehicle satellite navigation systems
Maintain fibre-optic systems
Repair laser systems
Maintain optical, electrical and electronic test equipment
Repair portable and trailer-mounted power-generating systems
Operate and maintain general-purpose and specialized tools and equipment
Drive military-pattern vehicles
You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the website.
This position is similar to the following:
Electronic Engineering Technologist
Electro-Mechanical Technician
Surveillance/Thermal Equipment Technician
Optical/Optronic Technician
Laser Equipment Technician
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 Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).
Required Education
The minimum required education for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec, including Grade 10 Applied Math or Math 416/CST 4 in Quebec, and any science course at the Grade 10 level or Secondary 4 level in Quebec.
Foreign education may be accepted.
Direct Entry Plan
The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the training criteria for this job and may place you directly into any required on-the-job training program following basic training.
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Job Type: Full-time
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