Manufacturing Technician

Koch; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym facilities

Recreational facilities at HQ

Job summary

DarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Manufacturing Technician for on-site work in North Vancouver, BC. You will perform hands-on electro-mechanical assembly, testing, and troubleshooting within a fast-paced, high-precision environment.

Responsibilities include building test platforms, validating products, and ensuring quality through meticulous measurement and documentation. This role emphasizes practical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical/electronic assembly or related tech hobbies.
• Soldering experience is required.
• Hands-on ability to assemble, disassemble and reassemble components.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Detail-oriented with focus on QC and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Assemble piezo-electrical transducers and related parts.
• Build research test platforms, jigs and core products.
• Conduct experiments and validate products using test equipment.
• Repair and refurbish ultrasonic scanning tools as needed.
• Ensure high quality and reliability through careful checks.
• Measure incoming parts against drawings for QC.

Skills

Soldering experience

Mechanical aptitude

Reading drawings/schematics

Reading wiring diagrams

Hands-on assembly

Education

Technical certificate or diploma (manufacturing/mechatronics/electrical)

Tools

Multimeter

Job description

DarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our manufacturing operations in North Vancouver. This highly skilled team works on a wide range of bleeding‑edge technologies in a great work environment that prioritizes the employee experience. The successful candidate will do everything and anything necessary to support our manufacturing, product development, and research. This is a hands‑on position with a strong focus on electro‑mechanical assembly and testing.

This is an on‑site regular full‑time position in our HQ in North Vancouver, BC, where employees enjoy full access to our facility amenities including a well‑equipped gym, squash court, climbing wall, steam room, and more!

What you will do

• Building Small Stuff - Forming and fabricating piezo‑electric transducers, micro‑soldering, molding, etc.
• Building Big Stuff - Building research apparatus such as test platforms, test jigs, and our core products
• Breaking Stuff - Carrying out experiments and product validation using test equipment. For example, you’ll break stuff in our heated pressure vessel at 10,000 psi and 200 °C and then figure out what went wrong!
• Fixing Stuff - Replacing and repairing components, and refurbishing our ultrasonic scanning tools
• Ensuring Stuff Works - Our work is highly technical; you should like to learn new technologies while ensuring a high standard of quality in your work.
• Quality Control - Measurement of incoming parts with reference to drawings
• This position does not have any automation or programming related work

Who you are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in product assembly or technical hobbies in mechanics or electronics
• Soldering experience
• Mechanical aptitude - you have hands‑on experience in assembling, taking things apart, putting them back together again
• Ability to read and comprehend mechanical drawings and schematics
• Ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams

What will put you ahead

• Strong interest in building and tinkering with electronics or mechanics as evidenced by hobbies or previous jobs
• Technical certificate or diploma from a technical institute (in manufacturing, mechatronics, electrical, electronics, mechanical, or a similar field)
• Ability to build components from spec
• Ability to use and understand electronic testing equipment such as multimeters
• Experience in QC and measurement of components
• Experience soldering under a microscope
• A meticulous, precise, and detail‑oriented approach

General compensation

For this role, we anticipate paying $50,000 to $65,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check.