AVIATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Are you passionate about aircraft and how they work? As an Aviation Systems Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll keep aircraft systems operating at peak performance, ensuring takeoffs and landings are safe and successful.

This position is available full-time or part-time, or as part of our paid education program.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:

• Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
• New pay increases: earn more from the start
• Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
• Paid education and training opportunities
• Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Counseling, and relocation support services
• Pension plan
• Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance

Overview

As an Aviation Systems Technician, your primary duties are to:

• Maintain aircraft aviation systems including propulsion, airframe, basic electrical, and their related components
• Test, inspect and repair aviation systems
• Perform quality assurance checks
• Prepare and maintain aircraft forms and statistical data
• Operate aircraft support equipment

You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

This position is similar to the following:

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
• Aircraft Maintenance Technician

To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
• Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
  • For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
  • For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
• Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

Required Education

The minimum required education to apply for this occupation is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including Gr 10 General Math or Math 416 / CST 4.

Foreign education may be accepted.

Direct Entry Plan

The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma or Red Seal for a related civilian occupation, the CAF will assess your training and experience and optimize your progression following basic training.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming an Aviation Systems Technician (AVN), visit talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.

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