Location: Victoria - 905 Ellery, Canada
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POSITION SUMMARY

Thales Canada is looking for a Naval Architect student for the 2025 Summer to support its Non-Combatant In-Service Support Programs for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Working closely with the Naval Architects, Engineers, Life Cycle & Materiel Managers (LCMMs), and other technical specialists in the Thales LCMM & Engineering Team, the Naval Architect Student provides technical support to various ships and assets of the Royal Canadian Navy. In this role, the individual will gain valuable working experience with troubleshooting technical issues with ship systems, working with ships technical data package, and other LCMM activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Student enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering Program in Canadian University, with a focus in Naval Architecture.
• Prior experience with the preparation of technical reports
• Microsoft Office Suite

SPECIAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Schedule: 40 working hours per week Monday- Friday. Flexible time, however, accommodating core hours of 9am-3 pm, project needs and global/international time zones

The Naval Architect Student will report to the Engineering Services Manager and support the Thales Engineering staff on various technical activities, including but not limited to:

• Technical investigation into problems associated with ships equipment and/or system malfunction, including failure analysis and solution development;
• Preparing and reviewing technical documentation and supporting baseline documentation updates;
• Technical data package validation activities including support to physical configuration audits of ship systems and equipment;
• Support the preparation and updating of design change documentation including manufacturing drawings, installation instructions and test and trials documentation;
• Prepare documented work scopes, suitable for the solicitation of quotations from external resources such as Original Equipment Manufacturers, suppliers, testing facilities or specialist service providers;
• Conduct detailed naval architecture tasks, including:
• Requirements analysis;
• Material compatibility investigation;
• Research and review of equipment/system maintenance documentation;
• Failure analysis;
• Risk and hazard assessments;
• Weight & moment assessments;
• Support management of lifting appliance certification and testing; and
• Assure compliance with hull related Classification Society, Naval Ship Code and Polar Code requirements