Nuclear Services Technologist

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial automation company is seeking a Nuclear Services Technologist in Cambridge, ON. This role involves supporting the operation and maintenance of specialized nuclear tooling, developing procedures, and managing spare parts. Candidates should have an engineering degree or technology diploma, along with experience in nuclear tooling and proficiency in relevant software. Attractive compensation and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive starting salaries

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Employee bonus

RSP matching

Educational reimbursement program

subsidized breakfast and lunches

Qualifications

• Required to be a Nuclear Energy Worker (NEW) for reactor vault work.
• Experience in assembly, testing, and commissioning of automated nuclear tooling.
• High proficiency in relevant software applications.

Responsibilities

• Support operation and maintenance of nuclear automated tooling.
• Develop maintenance and test procedures.
• Manage procurement and delivery of spare parts.

Skills

Nuclear quality systems knowledge

Communication skills

Project engineering

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree or technology diploma in relevant fields

Tools

Microsoft Office

SolidWorks

SCADA

Job description

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Requisition ID: 15760

Location: Cambridge, ON, CA, N3H 4R7

Date: Oct 14, 2025

Nuclear Services Technologist

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission‑critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.

Major Duties

The Nuclear Services Technologist supports the operation and maintenance of specialized nuclear automated tooling to ensure its availability, reliability, and performance. This role requires knowledge of nuclear tool design, analysis, operation, and maintenance in radioactive environments. Key systems include reactor inspection and maintenance tooling and reactor refurbishment tooling.

In this role, you will be developing maintenance and test procedures, troubleshooting, managing spare parts, collaborating with client engineering and technical personnel, and testing and commissioning nuclear automated tooling. This may involve setting up and managing CNSC‑licensed maintenance facilities, tools, and mock‑ups.

Travel or shift work providing technical services at licensed nuclear sites in Ontario may be required and may include sites in Bruce County, Brampton, Pickering, Darlington, and Chalk River.

Specific Responsibilities

Planning Functions

• Participate in kick‑off meetings, pre‑job briefings, post‑job reviews, and lessons learned meetings.
• Assist with planning and concepting upgrades for automated tooling.
• Organize and coordinate tasks for maintenance and testing operations.
• Collaborate on and communicate task logic using diagrams and schedules.
• Monitor and report progress, delays, risks, and impact on the overall schedules.
• Identify, schedule, and track procurement of critical long‑lead items.

Logistics Support

• Interface with clients' Contract Supervisors and vendors.
• Support shipping and receiving of contaminated equipment, including packing/unpacking tools and compliance with radioactive shipping procedures.
• Support tooling readiness reviews.

Procedures & Documentation

• Generate work packages, procedures, test plans, training content, and manuals.
• Collect data and document tooling status and production rates as required.
• Perform data analysis and create detailed technical summaries for emergent issues and future improvements.
• Create shift logs adhering to the format and quality requested by the project and customer.

Spare Parts Management

• Manage procurement, delivery, and storage of spare parts and materials to maintain inventory.
• Determine reorder points and quantities for spare parts and materials.
• Assist with maintenance of a spare parts inventory.
• Prepare spare parts kits for outages and manage the return of unused parts to long‑term storage.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Execute testing procedures and perform maintenance for automated tooling during development and upgrades.
• Assist with staging and preparing facility work areas and reactor mock‑ups.
• Assist with assembling equipment and preparing emergent work instructions.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts, root cause evaluations, and problem solving exercises with crews.
• Set up controls, computer systems, and cabling for testing and troubleshooting operations.
• Prepare recovery plans, implement troubleshooting plans and preventive actions.

Qualifications

Site Requirements

• Required to be a Nuclear Energy Worker (NEW) due to reactor vault work and handling contaminated tooling at CNSC‑licensed facilities.
• Security clearances from Bruce Power, OPG, and/or CNL are required for short‑term assignments at their CNSC‑licensed sites.

Education

• Engineering degree or post‑secondary technology degree/diploma in mechanical technology, mechatronics, robotics, controls, industrial or manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience in assembly, testing, and commissioning of automated nuclear tooling.
• Working knowledge of nuclear quality systems, codes, and standards (CSA N285, CSA Z299, CSA N299).
• High proficiency in computer software applications, including Microsoft Office, PLM software, SolidWorks, SCADA.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, leadership, and customer‑facing behavior.
• Project engineering, electro‑mechanical analysis, and project management experience is an asset.

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?

• Be a part of an engaged, empowered and innovative global workforce.
• We offer a robust total rewards package—Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program.
• We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses and lots more.
• We are intentional about your professional growth and development through internal career opportunities and our educational reimbursement program.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary.

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.