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Signal Technician
Top Benefits
About the role
Overview As a member of the military, Signal Technicians are experts in telecommunication technologies. They maintain, repair, configure, administer, and modify leading edge communication systems. They are a part of a larger team that provides the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with communications and information services throughout Canada and around the world.
Signal Technicians operate on specialized electronic test equipment. They perform corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, diagnosis, modifications, installations, configurations, inspections and administration for:
- Wired and wireless communications systems
- Radio, satellite, and microwave broadband technology
- Radar location and detection technology
- Fibre optic and copper wire broadband technology
- Voice and data network defence, configuration, and administration
Work environment Signal Technicians experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with working outdoors, in military vehicles, and in maintenance work shops. Signal Technicians work across the country and around the world wherever the CAF has a footprint.
If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base. While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit. Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base. As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment.
Entry plans
- Direct Entry Options
No previous work experience or career related skills are required. CAF recruiters can help you decide if your personal interests and attributes match the criteria for this occupation.
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 Academic Math or Secondary 4 in Quebec; and
- Gr 10 Science or Secondary 4 in Quebec
Foreign education may be accepted.
Training The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
Signal Technicians attend the Canadian Forces School of Communication and Electronics in Kingston, Ontario. Training takes approximately 16 months and is separated into two parts. Part one is equivalent to a two-year electronics engineering technician program and teaches the following skills and knowledge:
- Electrical and electronic theory
- Digital electronic theory
- Signal processing devices and operation
- Power supplies theory
- Radio and antenna systems theory
- Satellite and microwave systems theory
- Use of basic and advanced test instrumentation
Part two of the program includes specific training on communications systems and equipment. You will learn the following skills and knowledge:
- Radio communications and information security
- Installation and operation of communications and information systems
- Maintenance and operation of power generating systems
- Communication systems and equipment maintenance and repair techniques
- Installation and maintenance of fibre optic and copper wire systems
- Basic Routing and Switching Concepts
- Use of advanced radio equipment testing instrumentation
Signal Technicians may have the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal military and civilian courses and on-the-job training, including:
- Cryptographic equipment operation and maintenance
- Electronic Warfare systems and equipment operation and maintenance
- Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device equipment operation and maintenance
- Satellite terminal operation and maintenance
- Missile detection and defence equipment operation and maintenance
- Ground Penetrating Radar equipment operation and maintenance
- Basic Switches, and router operation, programming, configuring, and maintenance
- Software and firmware operations and maintenance including software defined radios
As they progress in their career, Signal Technicians who demonstrate the required ability and potential, will be offered advanced training. Courses include:
- Technical Communications Security Inspector
- Leadership Courses
- Life Cycle Materiel Manager
Part time options This position is available for part-time employment with the Primary Reserve at certain locations across Canada. Reserve Force members usually serve part time at a military unit in their community and at military bases within the region where they live. Reservists may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training and are not required to move. They can, however, volunteer to move and can also volunteer for deployment opportunities within or outside of Canada.
Reserve Signal Technicians serve with the Canadian Army, providing fast, reliable, wired and wireless communications infrastructure to military units for training and operations. When employed on a part-time or term basis, they usually serve at a Canadian Army Reserve unit in their local community.
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Reserve Force members of this occupation are trained to the same level as their Regular Force counterparts. They usually begin training in their home unit to ensure they meet the required basic professional military standards. Following basic military training, arrangements will be made for occupational training. Signal Technician training takes approximately 16 months and is conducted at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics in Kingston, Ontario.
Reserve Force Signal Technicians usually serve part-time with their home unit for scheduled evenings and weekends. They may also serve in full-time positions at some units for fixed terms, depending what type of work is needed. Most Signal Technicians work in a shop environment either inside a building or in a military vehicle. They are paid 92.8% of Regular Force rates of pay, receive a benefits package, and can contribute to a pension plan.
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About Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes
A career in the Canadian Armed Forces is more than a way to make a living. It’s a passport to a whole-life experience that will change you and allow you to change the lives of others.
Join an organization that offers more than 100 different trades and professions. Obtain world-class qualifications and earn a competitive salary and benefits.
In the Forces, you enjoy the stability of a steady career and the excitement of a job that offers travel, adventure, camaraderie, and the satisfaction of making a difference.
For more videos and information about careers in the Canadian Armed Forces, visit FORCES.CA.
Une carrière dans les Forces armées canadiennes est plus qu'un simple moyen de gagner sa vie. C’est un passeport pour une expérience de toute une vie qui vous changera et vous permettra de changer la vie des autres.
Joignez-vous à une organisation qui offre plus de 100 métiers et professions. Acquérez des qualifications de niveau mondial et bénéficiez d’un salaire et d’avantages concurrentiels.
Au sein des Forces, vous jouissez de la stabilité d'une carrière assurée et vivez toute l'excitation d'un emploi qui offre des occasions de voyage et d’aventure, favorise la camaraderie et procure la satisfaction de faire une différence.
Visitez FORCES.CA pour de plus amples renseignements et vidéos au sujet des carrières dans les Forces armées canadiennes.