Team Leader, Aerospace Design and Cad Manager

Transport Canada
Ottawa (Ontario)
EG-07
$95,484 to $120,034
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**Closing date: 14 January 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

**Who can apply**: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad
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Open to: Members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, women

**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.

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME: Transport Canada (TC) is committed to building an inclusive workforce with a diversity of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds that represent Canada.

If you would like to work in a dynamic team, are forward thinking and action oriented, enthusiastic about creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, then TC is the place for you

**Duties**:
The Team Leader, Aerospace Design and CAD Manager, directs, supervises, and participates in all activities of the design office. The design office as part of the engineering team prepares designs and documentation of complex aircraft structures, assemblies, and systems from concept to detail design, testing, production, and in service support to meet client and airworthiness certification requirements, for a wide variety fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The incumbent performs a wide variety of roles supporting internal government clients:

- Develop and complete designs, CAD drawings, illustrations, and data to support an operational fleet aircraft including data for Supplemental Type Certificates and Repair Design Approvals.
- Manage the CAD systems software, drawing configuration control, and all the design and drawing processes used by the team.
- Complete structural repairs and modifications for metallic and composite structures, for both Transport Category aircraft and light aircraft.
- Aircraft modifications, including customized equipment and systems for a wide variety of different operational requirements.

**Work environment**:
The position is based in the ASD Headquarters at Ottawa International Airport Hangar T-58. Free parking is available. If you are not presently located in the National Capital Region, you will be required to relocate to Ottawa, Ontario in order to be considered. The position is Monday to Friday and is eligible for hybrid work.

**Intent of the process**:
The immediate intent of the process is to staff 1 EG-07 position in Ottawa.

**Positions to be filled**: 1

**Information you must provide**:
Your résumé.

EDUCATION
ED1: Successful completion of a recognized post-secondary school program of studies in mechanical or aerospace technology or design or an acceptable combination of education, training, and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EX1: Significant experience** in design and drawing of aircraft parts and subassemblies, for example structures, interiors, or electrical systems using 2D and 3D CAD (computer aided design) software and related tools.
EX2: Experience* in supervision of a team of employees engaged in the design, development, and modification of airborne mechanical and/or electrical system installations.
EX3: Significant experience** in planning and leading design and drafting project work including the configuration control of design data through the manufacture, installation, integration, and life cycle of structural and electrical equipment in aircraft.
EX6: Significant experience** in developing, configuring, maintaining and/or procuring Computer-Aided Design (CAD) capability, and associated tools including the life-cycle management of all supporting hardware and software to ensure the continuous availability of effective design support equipment.
- Definition of experience: at least 2 years of relevant experience in the previous 12 years.

**Definition of significant experience: at least 5 years of relevant experience in the previous 12 years.

ABILITIES
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A3: Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines and with evolving priorities.

COMPETENCIES
C1: Working Effectively with Others
C2: Dependability
C3: Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
C4: Achieves Results
C5: People Management
C6: Strategic Thinking - Analysis/Ideas

ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience in the use of Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks Product Data Management (PDM) programs.
AEX2: Knowledge of MathCAD and/or finite element analysis software