Job description Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator near Saskatoon (SK)

Find out what work is like for an airborne electronic sensor operator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other religious occupations (NOC 43204).

Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Description

Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide operational support to soldiers including the proper functioning and testing of military equipment such as vehicles, ships and weapons. They follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Analyze equipment and system performance on all combat information equipment
  • Maintain and operate engineering equipment, including weapons, vehicles, heavy equipment and supplies
  • Inspect motors in operation, road test motor vehicles, and test automotive systems and components using computerized diagnostic and other testing devices to diagnose and isolate faults
  • Configure and operate intelligence, surveillance and recognizance systems
  • Oversee the construction of tools and devices to enable infantry soldiers to cross natural and man-made obstacles and break through enemy defenses
  • Operate weapons and missile related equipment for defense.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 43204), and a list of similar occupations:

  • airborne electronic sensor operator
  • assault pioneer
  • combat engineer
  • naval combat information operator
  • sonar operator

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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