Intermediate Technician – Metallurgy/Tensile testing

DND requires support services of one (1) Intermediate Technician for the Quality Engineering Test Establishment (QETE).

Mandatory requirements

• Must have a post-secondary diploma/degree from a recognized college or university, or the equivalent as established by a recognized* Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada, in:
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology; or
  • Material Science Technology
    • *The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (https://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada ).
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last ten (10) years conducting materials testing, including performing:
  • tensile testing, and
  • compression testing
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last ten (10) years working as a technologist in the domain of:
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology; or
  • Metallurgical / Material Science Technology
• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last ten (10) years performing each of following tasks:
  • Macro hardness measurements;
  • Micro hardness measurements; and
  • Metallographic sample preparation specific to metallic materials
• Must have a minimum of five (5) occurrences within the last ten (10) years applying each of following standards:
  • ASTM E8E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials;
  • ASTM E23 Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials; and
  • ASTM E18 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

General Tasks

• Conduct laboratory and technical field evaluations on a broad range of components, equipment, materials, standards, and weapon systems, for DND design and technical authorities, including project offices. Subtasks in support of this task include but are not limited to the following:
  • Provide technical solutions and consultation services to internal and external clients through project activities within the technical specialties of mechanical testing and metallographic characterization
  • Apply in-depth knowledge of the engineering disciplines specific to the technical specialty area to perform authoritative technical evaluations, investigations, and analyses.
  • Review the technical scope of the project work assigned, develop technical and testing approaches to achieve a solution, and estimate the completion time and reporting dates.
  • Consult with clients to gather additional information relevant to establishing project priorities and work schedules.
  • Research and evaluate technical literature and technical publications to determine possible test methods to be used.
  • Design and modify analysis, calibration and measurement procedures, and equipment configurations to meet individual situations to trace problems and correct performance deficiencies and validate these procedures through experimentation.
  • Setup and operate mechanical testing machines, including but not limited to inputting and editing testing profiles, selecting appropriate setup, control parameters and transducers.
  • Select, assemble and calibrate test instrumentation and control systems prior to undertaking field and laboratory measurements.
  • Coordinate inter-laboratory test requests including deliverables, priorities, and target dates, where the project requires specialized technical support from another QETE team.
  • Perform a wide range of physical, mechanical, and operational performance tests based on the project objectives which may include tensile and compression testing, hardness and micro hardness measurements and Instrumented impact testing (Charpy) and drop weight testing) metallographic examination which consists of cutting, mounting, polishing and etching to reveal microstructure and perform examinations with optical microscopes.
  • Create, review and update new internal calibration and testing procedures for the QETE Quality Management System.
  • Conduct field surveys or calibrations to determine compliance of Canadian Armed Forces equipment and field unit installations to Canadian Forces Technical Orders (CFTO), Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD), and other regulations and standards.
  • Maintain comprehensive experimental records of all work undertaken.
  • Prepare comprehensive test results, photographs, and computer-generated data to support reporting to client.
  • Perform data reduction and organization of the test results.
  • Compile results into meaningful tabular or graphical form and prepare the interim and final project reports for presentation to the client.
• Pursue investigations related to issues such as equipment, component, or system malfunction and failure, material incompatibility problems, in-service performance degradation, and storage life. Subtasks in support of this task include but are not limited to the following:
  • Consult with public service clients, Defence contractors and other stakeholders in order to develop an understanding of task objectives.
  • Analyze available technical information such as design specifications, engineering orders, standards and specifications to become knowledgeable in the technical details of equipment, components, materials, or systems being analyzed, and to determine the most effective investigational approach.
  • Review the technical scope of the project work assigned, develop technical and testing approaches to achieve a solution, provide estimates for the completion time and reporting dates.
  • Establish the details of the experimental approach and organize assigned resources.
  • Design and develop new jigs, fixtures, and test systems as required to meet the project objectives.
  • Adapt procedures or devise new methods to meet individual situations.
  • Liaise with technical personnel in other DND or federal government laboratories and private industry when additional resources are required for the project.
  • Monitor progress of work assigned to other teams to meet project milestones.
  • Visit contractor facilities and CAF field units to witness manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and quality control procedures and further investigate problems to recommend possible solutions.
  • Qualify procedures for the manufacture, overhaul, and repair of CAF materiel by industry.
  • Conduct specialized measurements, functional tests and analyses associated with the investigation, in the laboratory or at field locations, to establish the cause of problems and to develop corrective actions.
  • Analyze, correlate and interpret the resultant data derived from multiple sources, and draft comprehensive technical reports on the outcome of the investigation.
  • Prepare formal reports for Technical Authority (TA) /management/client review.
• Develop and modify equipment, calibration and test methods, as well as other procedures used for the evaluation of complex and novel materials, products, processes or systems to support the selection, installation, maintenance and disposal of CAF tactical and other equipment, components, and supplies. Subtasks in support of this task include but are not limited to the following:
  • Analyze available technical information such as, engineering and scientific monographs, and other commercial literature for possible techniques and improved evaluation methods to meet existing and anticipated tasking requests.
  • Evaluate the technical requirements to determine test parameters and to develop a suitable simulation of various operational scenarios.
  • Create and develop equipment design sketches for approval by the lead specialist and client.
  • Produce graphical solutions, perform design calculations, recommend components from supplier’s catalogues, and prepare final sketches and manufacturing drawings to produce fixtures and testing systems.
• Create experiments to evaluate specific component, equipment or material characteristics and performance attributes.
  • Prepare reports of findings, recommendations for potential relevant further work and implementation strategies.
  • Review, analyze, and comment on test plans, measurement methods and procedures, standards, specifications and other technical documents.
  • Provide instruction and advice to personnel at CAF field units on the operation and maintenance of specialized measurement equipment.