Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician

Come on down to the Comox Hiring & Post-Secondary Education Expo on Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Comox Community Centre | 1855 Noel Avenue, Comox, B.C. Come dressed for success with your resume in hand for an opportunity to meet a live recruiter. Free Admission and Open to the public. Position: Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician Non-Commissioned Member | Full Time, Part Time Signing Bonus is offered Salary: $3,614 to $5,304 per month Overview As a member of the military, Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians perform, supervise and direct the repair and maintenance of all types of Air Force & Joint telecommunications and information systems. They also manage and maintain mobile and fixed satellite communications systems, microwave systems, switchboards, cable plants, and all forms of command and control computer systems and networks. Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians perform preventive and corrective maintenance, system restoration, special inspections, modifications, installations and acceptance checks, as well as the repair and overhaul of all types of telecommunications, navigation and cryptographic systems. Their primary responsibilities are to: * Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on all types of radios, radar and data processing, cryptographic, terminal, audio and video equipment * Perform inspections, performance tests and adjustments on strategic and tactical fixed and mobile telecommunications equipment * Perform repairs, overhaul and support maintenance on telecommunications equipment * Perform installations and acceptance tests * Liaise with all levels of command and functional groups, including base level personnel * Maintain and/or advise other occupations on the maintenance of the electromechanical and refrigeration requirements of telecommunications equipment * Deploy as part of the Air Force Support Capability as part of 8 Air Communications and Control Squadron, as part of a Tactical Control Radar Squadron, as part of the Canadian Forces Joint Signals Regiment, or as part of all CANSOFCOM Units * Manage the life-cycle of material related to various telecommunications and information systems Work environment The duties of an Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician are performed in operation centres, in static and mobile workshops, or outdoors. Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technicians may work at bases within Canada and the USA, including the Arctic, to locations throughout the world. If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base. While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit. Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base. As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment. Apply at: https://forces.ca/en/apply-now/ Company: 19 Wing Air Reserves Salary: $3,614 to $5,304 per month Contract: PERMANENT