Senior Engineer Specialist - Electrical and Electronic Systems

Senior Engineer Specialist - Electrical and Electronic Systems Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Selection process number
26-TSB-OPS-EA-001

Salary
$134,962 to $157,770

Level
EN-ENG-05

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Work environment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is part of the core public service administration named in Schedule IV of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and is also subject to the PSEA. This being said, the TSB is an independent arm's length agency that reports to Parliament through the President of the King's Privy Council for Canada. The organization aspires to be a modern world-class organization that evolves and adapts as it strives to influence changes that advance transportation safety.

The TSB has a strong reputation in Canada and around the world.

The TSB is a small organization with approximately 240 employees and 5 Board Members, including the Chair. The organization operates in a decentralized manner through 10 locations across Canada. Employees work in a collegial and collaborative environment.

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to establish a pool of partially qualified candidates. Similar positions may be staffed through this process with various tenures, language profiles and/or requirements, location, and security requirements. Please note that the assessment tools and results of this pool will not be available to other departments until six months following the initial appointment.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
The TSB was created as an independent agency due to the importance of impartiality in the conduct of investigations. It is fundamental to the achievement of the TSB’s mandate for employees to be free from real, apparent or potential conflicts of interest in the conduct of day-to-day operations. As such, and in accordance with the TSB Code of Values and Ethics, the successful candidate in this selection process cannot directly own an interest (shares or other) in a company involved in the air, marine, rail, or pipeline industry.

Other personal activities relating to these industries may also represent a conflict of interest. Should you have concerns in regard to your candidacy and any real, apparent or potential conflicts of interest, you are strongly encouraged to raise them as early in the process as possible, by contacting us at

Meet the Occupational Health Assessment (Periodic III)
Possess a valid driver’s license in Canada.

Agree to deploy to accident sites where there may be exposure to difficult working conditions and to extreme climatic conditions.

Agree to respond and travel on short notice during and after normal working hours and on statutory holidays.

Agree to travel within Canada and abroad, including travel by car, rail, ship, and air.

Willingness to undergo TSB required training.

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, naval architecture or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Eligible for certification as a professional engineer in Canada.

Significant
* and recent
** experience conducting detailed engineering examinations and analysis, interpretation of findings and providing professional engineering expertise in the field of failure analysis of electrical devices used in the maritime and/or aviation and/or rail industries and/or automotive industry.

Significant
* practical experience in performing laboratory tests and documenting findings for the analysis of electronic devices for the transportation industry such as maritime or rail instruments, automotive electrical charging systems, airplane avionics or maritime or aviation navigation systems.

Experience writing authoritative professional engineering reports with respect to analysis, results findings and technical issues.

* Significant is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities for at least five (5) years.
** Recent is understood to mean in the last ten (10) years

Applied / assessed at a later date

Significant knowledge of the design, function,operation and testing of electronic components such as maritime Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), automotive CAN Bus systems, aviation Electronic Locator Transmitters (ELT), aviation, rail and/or maritime radios, bilge pumps, maritime winches, avionics and annunciator panels.

Significant knowledge of the design, function, operation and testing of alternators, high powered generators and electrical charging systems.

Significant knowledge of the use of oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analysers and other laboratory based analog and digital testing devices.

Ability to manage multiple projects to meet…