Senior Technologist, Electronic Shop

University of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Ottawa's Faculty of Science seeks an Electronics Shop Technician to provide highly specialized electronics, instrumentation, and control systems support for teaching and research laboratories at the Main Campus in Ottawa. The role requires diagnosing, repairing, designing, and maintaining complex equipment in collaboration with researchers and instructors.

The successful candidate will develop LabVIEW interfaces, assist with safety compliance, and deliver practical technical

Responsibilities

• Inspects, diagnoses, calibrates, and repairs laboratory and audiovisual equipment, including high-value research systems.
• Performs fault finding and repair at the component level and sources specialized parts.
• Designs and fabricates custom circuits, panels, and instrumentation for laboratory operations.
• Collaborates with researchers and staff to develop practical technical solutions and train users.
• Develops and troubleshoots LabVIEW programs and control software for automation.
• Assists with CSA-related inspection, safety validation and compliance activities.
• Provides advice on equipment design, feasibility, and parts sourcing.
• Maintains parts information and inventory records for continuity of service.

Job description

Posting Reason: Replacement of a regular position

Job Type: Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): N/A

Job Family: Laboratory Support

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Electronics Shop, Faculty of Science

Campus: Main Campus

Union Affiliation: SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/05

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/16

Hours per week: 35

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 09

Salary Range: $76,104.00 - $96,135.00

About the Faculty of Science:

Welcome to the Faculty of Science, a great place to learn, to explore, to question, to discover - opening your mind and pushing boundaries. It's an exciting time to be part of a rewarding career in life sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. You will have access to world-class facilities, including our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Complex, our extensive Biosciences Complex and our cutting-edge Advanced Research Complex, that are the envy of many universities. We have strong links with a multitude of government and private research centres, providing countless opportunities and experiences.

Position Purpose

Provides highly specialized electronics, instrumentation, control systems, computer interface, repair, calibration, design, fabrication and technical consultation services for teaching and research laboratory environments. Supports complex scientific instrumentation, custom-built apparatus, aging or obsolete systems, and equipment for which commercial service is unavailable, impractical, significantly delayed or not cost-effective.

The work is performed with minimum supervision under general guidelines and requires broad applied knowledge of electronics, scientific instrumentation, laboratory operations, safety requirements, and computer-controlled systems. Duties include diagnosing and repairing equipment, designing and integrating custom electronic and computer interfaces, supporting automation and data acquisition, providing CSA-related inspection and safety support, advising on component selection, and helping maintain continuity of teaching and research operations.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Electronics Technical Support: Inspects, diagnoses, troubleshoots, calibrates, modifies and repairs laboratory and audiovisual equipment, including specialized scientific instrumentation, aging or obsolete systems, high-value research equipment and non-standard or non-CSA-compliant equipment, to restore functionality and minimize operational downtime.
• Component-Level Repair and Refurbishment: Performs fault finding and repair at the component level, identifies failed parts, recommends or sources specialized electronic and mechanical components, refurbishes equipment, where feasible, and extends equipment life to avoid unnecessary replacement.
• Design and Fabrication: Designs, fabricates, installs and integrates custom electronic circuits, control panels, power supplies, instrumentation, and application-specific apparatus laboratory operations, including data acquisition systems, furnaces, pumps, autotesters, extraction or preparation lines and other specialized devices.
• Client Support and Training: Collaborates with researchers, instructors, laboratory staff, technical teams, teaching assistants and students to develop, implement and maintain practical, cost-effective technical solutions. Provides demonstrations, guidance, and knowledge transfer to improve user proficiency and internal technical capacity.
• Interface Design, Automation and Programming: Develops, modifies, tests and troubleshoots LabVIEW programs and other control software for automation, monitoring, sequence control, data acquisition, instrument-computer interfaces and continued operation of custom or manufacturer-obsolete systems.
• Equipment Safety and Technical Compliance: Assists with CSA-related inspection, validation, modification and safety compliance activities for custom-built, modified or locally assembled equipment, including laboratory systems, control assemblies and specialized computer configurations. Promotes safe operation and responsible use of equipment by students, staff and researchers.
• Technical Consultation: Provides advice on equipment design, technical feasibility, component selection, parts sourcing, and practical solutions for non-standard scientific and instructional applications.
• Inventory, Documentation and Records: Maintains parts information and inventory records for equipment, components and custom-built systems to support continuity of service and future maintenance.
• Data Se