Technical Specialist - Mechanical (West)

Location: British Columbia_Remote_Worker, Canada
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Position Summary
This role is Hybrid Victoria BC.
Thales is looking to hire a Technical Specialist – Mechanical, based in Victoria, BC, is to support the AJISS Service Delivery team with the management of defects for the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPVs) and Joint Support Ships (JSS). The Technical Specialist – Mechanical also supports the AJISS Engineering and Supportability Team with various activities such as development and implementation of Engineering Changes, creation of Deviations & Waivers or survey on board the ship while alongside.
Key Areas of Responsibility
The Technical Specialist - Mechanical is accountable to the AJISS Engineering Services Lead and is required to:

• Develop Job Instruction and Statement of Work (SOW) to support the resolution of defects.
• Conduct investigations either on board the ship while alongside or within the Technical Document Package (TDP).
• Develop a good working relationship within Thales and the customer's organization to ensure coordination and rapid resolution of issues.
• Support the Service Delivery team as required with the management of Service Providers conducting work on board the ship.
• Support the Supportability team with the identification/assessment of alternate parts.
• Liaise with OEMs, Service Providers and ship staff to support the investigation and resolution of defects.
• Identify issues within the TDP and propose improvement/corrections.
• Support the Supportability team with the assessment of obsolescence issues.
• Provision of technical advice to enable marine system and equipment to be correctly operated or maintained.
• Support the Engineering team with various activities such as development and implementation of Engineering Changes, creation of Deviations & Waivers or survey on board the ship while alongside.

Minimum Requirements

• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Possess a minimum of 5 years of demonstrated technical professional work experience in the marine/offshore sector within the last 10 years.
• Strong working knowledge in the maintenance, operation, design and/or troubleshooting of a wide range of marine systems.
• Canadian Red Seal (Mechanical, Millwright or Power Engineering) or Military QL5 certification in marine Engineering or equivalent.
• Team player.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with certification requirements including but not limited to Classification Society, SOLAS/IMO, IEEE, CSA, Naval Ship Code, and DND regulations is an asset.
• Previous experience working within the Royal Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard;

Physical Demands

• Will be required to undertake inspections in machinery spaces of Naval ships involving bending and twisting;
• Mix of office work and work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships;
• Willing to work aloft and in confined spaces on board ships (training to be provided);

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:

• Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as you will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program
• Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level
• Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.