Control System Technician
Control System Technician
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Our mission is to serve as Canadas particle accelerator centre. We advance isotope science and technology both fundamental and applied. We collaborate across communities and disciplines from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences. We discover and innovate inspire and educate creating knowledge and opportunity for all.
TRIUMFs diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers engineers technicians tradespeople staff and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence as well as a portal to premier global collaborations. Fueling innovation and improving lives we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world.
TRIUMF Canadas premier particle accelerator center is dedicated to advancing research in particle and nuclear physics materials science and nuclear medicine. At the heart of TRIUMFs operations is the Controls Group responsible for designing installing and maintaining the electrical and computer infrastructure essential for accelerator control systems across the facility. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams the Controls Group ensures the seamless remote operation of custom instrumentation utilised in various experiments and facilities. As a Control System Technician you will engage in hands-on technical support encompassing the operation production installation and troubleshooting of all control system aspects. Your role will involve employing intermediate methodologies to design test and maintain control system hardware and software components contributing significantly to TRIUMFs cutting-edge scientific endeavours.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Collaborate with scientists engineers and professionals across disciplines to design build and implement hardware and software solutions crucial for experiment execution data acquisition motion control synchronisation and accelerator operation
Design installation and maintenance of control system hardware
Create and maintain detailed documentation and drawings. Ensuring all project documentation is up to date.
Installation of controls system hardware interconnecting cables and connectors
Uses test & measurement equipment to analyze performance of control system equipment and provide timely fault diagnosis and resolution
Contributes to and participates in critical review processes as a reviewer observer and presenter.
Understands and adheres to TRIUMF safety Work Permit and Quality Management processes and procedures
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Understands concepts of a distributed control system
Uses Microsoft Office based productivity tools
Skilled in computing and network related activities
Works under frequently tight deadlines and manages time by assessing priorities and adjusting schedules and work plans
Critical thinking to assess technical proposals suggest implementation strategies and develop working designs
Effective verbal and written communication
Skilled with basic hand tools wire strippers crimpers and soldering iron.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Technical diploma in electrical robotics or similar technologies
Minimum of 1 year related experience.
QUALIFICATION CONSIDERED AN ASSET:
Proficiency use of the Linux Operating System as a daily work platform
Experience programming and/or installing PLCs HMI development
NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKER:
Some work will require access to exclusion areas where there are activated components. The position requires the incumbent to be trained as a NEW. TRIUMF will provide this training for the successful candidate.
Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada on a permanent basis (Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident).
Salary: $59925 per annum plus our comprehensive benefits
Position type:
PermanentHours per week:
37.5Total Rewards
At TRIUMF we value our employees and are committed to providing a competitive total rewards package. We offer comprehensive benefits that promote the well-being and security of our staff and provide an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a high-profile national research facility where you can make a difference.
Benefits Information:
- TRIUMF paid dental extended health vision care emergency travel assistance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Life Insurance and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
- Excellent Employee Pension Plan
- Disability benefits and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Generous time away
- Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups
Application closing date:
September 11 2025Apply now and be part of our extraordinary journey.
Learn more about the amazing research and work we do at TRIUMF.
Equity diversity and inclusion are integral to excellence and enhance our ability to create knowledge and opportunity for all. Together we are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages supports and celebrates the voices of our employees students partners and the people and communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity we encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalised on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Contact information:
Email:
Phone: 604.222.1047
Fax: 604.222.3791
4004 Wesbrook Mall - Vancouver BC - V6T 2A3
TRIUMF is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the xwmkwym (Musqueam) People who for millennia have passed on their culture history and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
