Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Reference number: RCM25J-060295-000347
Selection process number: 25-RCM-EA-N-V-NCR-TO-142384 Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Technical Operations
Iqaluit (Nunavut)
EG-06 - TC-06
$86,801 to $109,119

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Closing date: 31 March 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

The RCMP Air Services is a national program providing airborne law enforcement consisting of the policy centre (Air Services Branch) in Ottawa at National Headquarters and divisional air sections. Air Services has 30 aircraft (mix of fixed- and rotary-wing) at 19 air sections strategically located across the country. Air Services employs 190 employees including Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Flight Coordinators and Tactical Flight Officers.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Air Services is looking for an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer for Iqaluit, Nunavut, to perform maintenance on its fleet of aircraft. The Aircraft Maintenance Engineers report to the local Base Manager and her/his duties include:
- Performing the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspection and repair of the fixed-wing aircraft;
- Scheduling local aircraft maintenance activities around flight operations;

Work environment

In addition to the salary noted above, persons appointed to this position in Iqaluit are entitled to isolated post allowances, vacation travel assistance, and other benefits. Federal government housing may be available. Relocation assistance may also be provided. For more information, please see:
• National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive ()
• Pay, pension and benefits ()

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of English Essential and an Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret security clearance.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Successful completion of a Transport Canada approved Aircraft Maintenance Program.

A valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license, issued by Transport Canada, with M1 rating.

• Extensive* and recent*** experience as a licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
• Significant** experience maintaining the airworthiness requirements of aircraft and associated equipment pursuant to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARS).
• Significant** experience in scheduling maintenance activities in an operational ready environment.
• Significant** experience in providing maintenance advice.
• Significant** experience in completing all technical records related to the maintenance of aeronautical product, including maintenance releases.
• Significant** experience evaluating aircraft, systems or component performance, integrity and condition against Transport Canada and manufacturers’ specifications, and develop solutions.

*Extensive experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities acquired over a period of five (5) or more years.

**Significant is defined the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities acquired over a period of more than two (2) years.

***Recent is defined as within the past three (3) years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

• Line maintenance course for the Pilatus PC12 or PC24 aircraft.
• Human Factors in aircraft maintenance training.
• Introduction to Safety Management System training.

A valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license, issued by Transport Canada, with M2 rating.

• Experience in servicing, maintaining and inspecting complex fixed wing aircraft.
• Experience working with WinAir or another maintenance tracking software.
• Experience working in an airborne law enforcement environment.
• Experience in the maintenance of the Pilatus PC12 or PC24 aircraft.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

• Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
• Knowledge of Aviation Quality Assurance principles.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to work alone and in a team environment.
• Ability to plan and organize work.
• Ability to troubleshoot aviation products and aircrafts systems.
• Ability to use an elaborate test equipment to troubleshoot.

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Leadership
• Judgment
• Thoroughness
• Dependability

Conditions of employment

• Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret Security Clearance.
• A valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license, issued by Transport Canada.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Willingness and ability to spend long hours on travel status with disruption of regular time-off.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice to meet operational demand.
• Meet and maintain the medical profile* standards established for the position, and (if applicable) any additional medical requirements for isolated posts, in accordance with the National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive.

*As part of the medical profile standard, pre-placement and periodic occupational health evaluations for Public Service Employees will be administered by Health Canada or designate, in accordance with the Occupational Health Evaluation Guide (OHEG), and for Civilian Members will be administered by RCMP Health Services or designate, in accordance with RCMP Policy.

In accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Directive on Security Screening, effective January 6, 2025, Canadian citizenship is a requirement for a Top Secret clearance. Please note that while a Top Secret clearance is not required at the time of application, all conditions of employment, including security clearance, must be met prior to appointment and maintained for the duration of employment in the position.
Please refer to the TBS Directive on Security Screening for more information:

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).

When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.

For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:

1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).

Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.