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Docking and Engineering Specification Writer (Halifax)

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Halifax time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R0227725 Location: Halifax, CanadaIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Docking and Engineering Specification Writer

Halifax, Nova Scotia (Hybrid).

Position Summary

Thales Canada is looking for a Docking and Engineering Specification Writer (DESW-E) to support its Non-Combatant In-Service Support Programs for the Royal Canadian Navy.

The Thales Docking and Engineering Specification Writer will work with the Thales LCMM & Engineering and Service Delivery Teams to provide project management and technical support to various Royal Canadian Navy's Non-Combatant Platforms. This includes but not limited to the preparation of docking specifications and other technical support activities for the LCMM & Engineering Team.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Preparation, and review of docking specifications and docking facility work packages, technical proposals and scopes of work.

• Applying lessons learned from previous dockings to support baseline documentation updates.

• Defining guidelines for hull repair specifications.

• Reviewing Engineering, Certification Management and other Processes and identify areas of improvement.

• Prepare documented work scopes suitable for solicitation of quotations from external resources such as OEM's, manufacturers, suppliers, repair and testing facilities, or specialist service providers.

• Providing technical input into problems associated with equipment or system malfunction, including failure analysis and solution development.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-year technical program diploma in a marine technical field, or Degree in Naval Architecture or Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum of five years maritime experience in Ship Repair, Ship Building or Ship Operations.

• 5+ years' experience in project management of ship repair and engineering change projects.

• Demonstrated experience with the planning, management and execution of ship dockings and dry dock refits.

• Familiar with conducting weight and stability calculations and associated tools, and lightship surveys.

• Previous experience with Royal Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard.

If you're excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

• Predominantly office work but will be required to work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships.

• Maybe required to undertake inspections in machinery spaces of Naval ships involving bending and twisting.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

•Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

•Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

•Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

•Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

About Thales

In a world that is increasingly fast moving, unpredictable – and full of opportunities, trust is essential for societies to flourish. Trust in our institutions. Trust in our systems. Trust in technology. Trust in each other.

And the people we all rely on to make the world go round, they rely on Thales. They come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer.

From the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, we help our customers navigate uncertainty with confidence and new frontiers with optimism. Thinking smarter and acting faster - mastering ever greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way.

We collaborate to architect and deliver high technology solutions that are both imaginative and resilient, human-centered and sustainable. So that together we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.

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