Job Description
Overview
As a member of the military, Weapons Engineering Technicians are responsible for the corrective and planned maintenance activities of the Weapons, Communications, Radar and Marine Navigation systems onboard a ship.
The primary responsibilities are to:
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of electronic equipment
- Operate electronic diagnosis systems, specialized tools and test equipment
- Perform diagnostic analysis on components and systems to identify faults
- Repair faulty electronic equipment to restore system function
- Inspect, maintain, and install electronic components
- Compile test logs, evaluation reports, equipment maintenance documentation and read and interpret electronic drawings
Work environment
Weapons Engineering Technicians spend much of their career on board ships with “home ports” in either Halifax, Nova Scotia or Esquimalt, British Columbia. They experi...