Test Instrumentation & Metrology Technologist (H/F)

Safran Landing Systems; Ajax; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Landing Systems in Ajax, Ontario, seeks a hands-on Instrumentation and Metrology specialist to support servo-hydraulic test systems, data acquisition and test-control. You will work with Test Specialists and Electrical Engineers to ensure accurate measurements and traceability.

Responsibilities include installing and repairing instrumentation, calibrating sensors, managing calibration schedules, and interfacing with LabVIEW and NI hardware.

Qualifications

• Hands-on instrumentation and metrology experience.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Familiarity with test-control and data-acquisition environments.

Responsibilities

• Instrument calibration, measurement and traceability for test systems.
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation and wiring.
• Support LabVIEW-based testing and data-acquisition applications.
• Coordinate with Test Specialists and Electrical Engineers on test activities.

Skills

Instrumentation

Metrology

Data acquisition

Tools

LabVIEW

NI hardware

MTS AeroPro / FlexTest

HBM QuantumX

Catman

Job description

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 110 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 31,3 milliards d'euros en 2025, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2025 » du magazine TIME.

SLS est le leader mondial des trains d'atterrissage, roues & freins, et systèmes associés, pour avions civils, militaires, hélicoptères. Nous maîtrisons l'ensemble du cycle de vie de nos produits, de la conception et la fabrication jusqu'à la maintenance.

Vous ne remplissez pas 100 % des critères ? Ce n'est pas un frein pour nous. Ce que l'on recherche avant tout, ce sont des personnes créatives et engagées !

Parce que nous sommes persuadés que chaque talent compte, nous valorisons et encourageons les candidatures de personnes en situation de handicap pour nos opportunités d'emploi.

Descriptif mission

Hands-on instrumentation and metrology role. Primary focus is instrumentation, calibration, measurement and test-support work on servo-hydraulic structural test systems. Role also carries a defined secondary responsibility for supporting test-control, data-acquisition and operational-technology (OT) systems that those tests depend on, working alongside Test Specialists, Electrical Engineers and Corporate IT.

Position Summary

• ? Provides instrumentation, electrical, calibration, metrology, quality-system support to the Test Department, in close collaboration with Test Specialists, Senior Electrical Engineer.
• ? Ensures measurement systems are accurate, traceable, standards-compliant and suitable for development, qualification, certification, production and customer-witness testing.
• ? Provides day-to-day support, first-line troubleshooting for test-control and data-acquisition systems used to run structural and servo-hydraulic tests, escalating deeper configuration, lifecycle work as needed.
• ? May also support selected production electrical tooling repair, calibration activities, in coordination with system-integration engineers.

Primary Responsibilities ? Instrumentation, Calibration & Metrology

Core of role

Hands-on instrumentation, calibration, measurement and fabrication

Instrumentation & Test Support

• ? Provide electrical and instrumentation support to all test activities across development, qualification, certification and production programs.
• ? Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation, control wiring and data-acquisition systems.
• ? Work from and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, instrumentation loop drawings, control-panel drawings.
• ? Support Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) activities including sourcing and installation of sensors, strain gauges, wiring, adhesives, coatings and associated hardware.
• ? Fabricate control panels, junction boxes, interface boxes, harnesses, test fixtures, including wiring documentation.

Calibration & Measurement Systems

• ? Procure, organize, manage, calibrate and control inventories of instrumentation and measurement equipment.
• ? Perform calibrations and verification of force, pressure, displacement, torque and temperature measurement systems.
• ? Support calibration and verification of load cells, force systems, pressure transducers, LVDTs, displacement sensors, torque systems, RTDs, thermocouples, related instrumentation.
• ? Manage calibration schedules, certificates, records, traceability documentation.

Applied Metrology & Standards Compliance

• ? Interpret and implement ASTM E4, ASTM E74, ISO/IEC 17025 principles, ISA, ANSI, ASME, aerospace and OEM requirements.
• ? Understand and apply measurement-uncertainty, accuracy, precision, repeatability, reproducibility, traceability principles.
• ? Review calibration certificates and uncertainty statements for compliance and suitability.
• ? Maintain traceability to recognized national/international standards

Test-Control & Data-Acquisition Support

• ? Provide day-to-day operational support for MTS AeroPro / FlexTest test-control systems, HBM QuantumX data acquisition and HBM Catman software environments ? set-up, first-line troubleshooting and routine maintenance.
• ? Support LabVIEW-based automated testing and data-acquisition applications, and assist with NI CompactRIO (cRIO) / field-I/O test stations, escalating development and complex configuration work to specialists or vendors.
• ? Help maintain compatibility between controller hardware, DAQ systems, operating systems, firmware, drivers and application software when instrumentation or channels change.

Systems, Data & OT Awareness

• ? Maintain the computer systems, software installations, licensing, drivers and validated configurations that run the test stations, following controlled software and firmware baselines.
• ? Maintain backup and recovery of controller configurations, Catman projects, LabVIEW applications, calibration files and test-data archives.
• ? Respect and help maintain IT/OT segregation of the test systems ? coordinating with Corporate IT to preserve validated test environments while supporting cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
• ? Support obsolescence and lifecycle awareness for controllers, DAQ hardware and computers, and act as a first point of contact with test-system vendors (MTS, HBK/HBM, National Instruments) for support and licensing.

Quality Management System Requirements

• ? Support internal quality procedures, customer requirements and regulatory obligations derived from ISO 9001, AS9100 and ISO/IEC 17025 principles.
• ? Maintain controlled procedures, equipment-status records, calibration databases and technical documentation.
• ? Ensure instrumentation and test records support data integrity, traceability and audit readiness.
• ? Support audits, corrective actions, continuous-improvement initiatives and document-control processes.

Technical Competencies

Primary

• ? Instrumentation systems, sensor technologies, signal conditioning and data acquisition.
• ? Force, pressure, displacement, temperature, torque and strain measurement systems.
• ? Wiring, soldering, crimping and connectorization.
• ? Reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, instrumentation loop drawings and control-panel drawings.
• ? Calibration-program administration, metrology practices and measurement assurance.

Supporting / an asset

• ? Familiarity with MTS AeroPro / FlexTest, HBM QuantumX / Catman and NI LabVIEW / CompactRIO platforms.
• ? Windows OS administration, backups, configuration management and OT/ICS awareness, including cybersecurity fundamentals.

Salary: $78,100 to $97,600

Reason for Recruitment: Replacement