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Position Summary:
Electronic-Optronic Technicians maintain, repair and modify fire control systems to ensure the accurate delivery of ammunition to the intended target.
Key Responsibilities:
Electronic-Optronic Technicians belong to the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The primary responsibilities of the Electronic-Optronic Technician is to:
- Repair portable and trailer-mounted power-generating systems
- Maintain fibre-optic systems
- Maintain vehicle satellite navigation systems
- Drive military-pattern vehicles
- Repair surveillance and thermal observation systems
- Maintain optical, electrical and electronic test equipment
- Operate and maintain general-purpose and specialized tools and equipment
- Repair laser systems
- Inspect, test, identify faults in, adjust, repair, recondition and modify electrical, electromechanical, electronic, electro-optic and mechanical equipment, optical instruments, and control systems for weapons and missiles
Required Education & Experience:
The minimum required education for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Quebec, including Grade 10 Applied Math or Math 416/CST IV in Quebec, and any science course at the Grade 10 level or Secondary IV level in Quebec. Foreign education may be accepted.