Flight Test Instrumentation Technician and Instructor

Employer: ITPS (Canada) Limited
Position: Flight Test Instrumentation Technician and Instructor
Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent
Location: London, Ontario
Employment Address: 2410 Blair Blvd., London, ON Ontario N5V 3Z9
Hours of Work: 40 hours/week
Language: English
Benefits:

• Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy.
• Company contributory medical top-up scheme/ group health and dental benefits after successfully completing a 3-month probationary period
• Eligible for Employment Assistance Program
• Eligible for basic life, AD&D insurance
• Eligible for three weeks’ paid vacation annually
• Eligible for travel insurance

Salary: $80,000 – $86,000 CAD per year

Contact: Please send resumes to melanie.obrien@itpscanada.com and include “Flight Test Instrumentation Technician and Instructor” in the email subject line.  

Duties:

• Participating in the development of ITPS Flight Test Instrumentation schedules and meet the milestones (installation, configuration, calibration, first ground run, first flight, closing of flight test campaign);
• Developing work packages for the installation, removal, and calibration of Flight Test Instrumentation equipment in order to meet test requirements;
• Calibrating signals (Sensors, Data Acquisition Systems) for each flight test campaign and maintaining calibration validity as required;
• Configuring Data Acquisition Systems to meet testing requirements;
• Recording the data for ground runs and flight tests while operating the Data Acquisition System on board test beds;
• Monitoring the data acquisition and data validity in flight or on the ground as required;
• Troubleshooting instrumentation issues as needed;
• Interfacing with program teams, maintenance, pilots, flight Test Specialists or Engineers;
• Responsibility for continuous improvement initiatives and related business innovations;
• Working in a closely integrated team to provide contracted flight test services;
• Providing ground school lectures on relevant subjects;
• Providing data analysis tutorials;
• Participating in internal projects to modify ITPS’ growing fleet of test aircraft;
• Instructing and mentoring student test pilots and flight test Instrumentation Technicians; and
• Occasional travel abroad to support company projects.

Requirements:

• Completion of a college diploma as an electrical or electronic Technician.
• Completion of a certified course in flight test instrumentation configuration and data gathering. Relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of formal training.
• Familiarity and/or completion of training in the use and configuration of Symvionics Inc. IADS software.

5+ years’ experience in developmental and certification Flight Test Instrumentation system design and integration