Skip to main content
Post your resume and find your next job on Indeed!

Engineering jobs in Nova Scotia

Sort by: -
    • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
    • Weapons Engineering Technicians for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) get to put their skills to the test with high-tech…
    • Demonstrated personal fluency with frontier coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code) for real engineering work, including multi-agent workflows.
    • View all Royal Bank of Canada jobs - Bedford jobs - Associate Director jobs in Bedford, NS
    • Salary Search: Associate Director – AI Engineer, QTS Architecture salaries
    • See popular questions & answers about Royal Bank of Canada
  • View similar jobs with this employer
    • Assist senior engineering staff throughout the project lifecycle.
    • 5–8 years of relevant consulting engineering experience.
    • Senior Engineering Officer: Valid Transport Canada STCW Certificate of Competency – 3rd Class marine engineering certificate OR Valid Transport Canada STCW…
    • AEX1: Teaching experience in the field of engineering.
    • Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
    • Experience supervising and managing marine engineering personnel.
    • Manage engineering personnel performance, training, and development.
    • Schedule: 4-on / 4-off rotation on a 12-hour rotating shifts (7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM).
    • Employee and Family Assistance Program.
    • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited institution.
    • Prepare engineering drawings and documentation to support prototyping and scaled…
    • Minimum 5 years of relevant structural engineering experience.
    • Evaluating design options and contributing to innovative engineering solutions.
    • You may be called upon to make critical decisions and recommendations that impact occupational health and safety, to establish standards associated with…
    • The successful candidate has to have exceptional computer aptitude, using MS Office, FPS software and other engineering software tools as needed.
    • Electrical engineering: 2 years (required).
    • Specify system components for products to ensure conformance with engineering design standards and performance…
    • This is a hybrid onshore/offshore position, with approximately 100 days offshore each year internationally.
    • Support business development activities, equipment…
    • As the Chief Operating Engineer, you will provide leadership for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of Acadia University’s Central Heating Plant,…
    • 2+ years of professional engineering experience.
    • Give AI chatbots complex mechanical engineering problems and evaluate their outputs.
Get email updates for the latest Engineering jobs in Nova Scotia

By creating a job alert, you agree to our Terms . You can change your consent settings at any time by unsubscribing or as detailed in our terms.

People also searched:

mechanical engineer
engineering student
engineering manager

Career Resources:

Canadian Armed Forces logo
Weapons Engineering Technician
Canadian Armed Forces
·
4.2
Nova Scotia
$4,337–$6,413 a month
Full-time
Apply on company site

Job details

Here’s how the job details align with your profile.

Pay

$4,337–$6,413 a month

Job type

Full-time

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description
Paid time off
Vision care
Dental care

Full job description

Opportunity

Are you searching for a truly unique engineering challenge? Weapons Engineering Technicians for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) get to put their skills to the test with high-tech equipment.

This position is available full-time or as part of our paid education program.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:

  • Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
  • New pay increases: earn more from the start
  • Recruiting allowance of up to $50,000 paid in installments at key service milestones
  • Paid education and training opportunities
  • Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Counselling, and relocation support services
  • Pension plan
  • Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance

Overview

Weapons Engineering Technicians are responsible for the corrective and planned maintenance activities onboard a ship for weapons, communications, radar and marine navigation systems. The primary responsibilities of Weapons Engineering Technicians include:

  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of electronic equipment
  • Operate electronic diagnosis systems, specialized tools and test equipment
  • Perform diagnostic analysis on components and systems to identify faults
  • Repair faulty electronic equipment to restore system function
  • Compile test logs, evaluation reports, equipment maintenance documentation and read and interpret electronic drawings

You may find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

This position is similar to the following:

  • Electronics Repair Apprentice
  • Electronics Repair Journeyman
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineer
  • Marine Weapons Engineering Technician
  • Appliance Service and Repair

To be eligible for a position with the Canadian Armed Forces, you must:

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
  • Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
  • For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
  • For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
  • Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

Direct Entry Plan

Ideal candidates will already have a diploma or Red Seal for a related civilian trade. If you already have a university or college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may optimize your progression following basic training. Basic training is required before being assigned.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming a Weapons Engineering Technician, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre or call 1-800-856-8488.

Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $4,337.00-$6,413.00 per month

Let Employers Find YouUpload Your Resume