Manufacturing Technician

Your JobDarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our manufacturing operations in North Vancouver. This highly skilled team gets to work 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 production, assembly, and testing.Our TeamYou will be expected to learn and carry out a variety of unique, hands-on tasks, and as a result you’ll have the opportunity to learn many new skills. If you like variety and enjoy picking up new skills outside of your comfort zone, this is the perfect role for you. You will be joining a great team of Manufacturing Technicians who can help guide and train you as you learn the skills needed to excel in this role!What You Will DoBuilding 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 productsBreaking 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 toolsEnsuring 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 drawingsWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)Technology Certificate or Diploma from a technical institution (mechatronics, robotics, manufacturing, electrical, mechanical, or similar)Experience in product assembly or technical hobby in mechanics or electronicsSoldering experienceMechanical aptitude: you have hands-on experience in assembling - taking things apart, and putting them back together againAbility to read and comprehend mechanical drawings and schematicsAbility to read and comprehend wiring diagramsAbility to use and understand electronic testing equipment such as multi-metersExperience using hand tools and power toolsWhat Will Put You AheadAbility to build components from specExperience in QC and measurement of componentsExperience soldering under a microscopeProblem solving abilitiesTime management skillsExperience using Excel and WordA meticulous, precise, and detail-orientated approachGeneral CompensationFor 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.How to ApplyIf you have the above qualifications, we would like to hear from you. We thank all applicants in advance, but please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.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.keywords: technician, technologist, assembler, assembly, manufacturing, production, electro-mechanical, electromechanical, mechanical, mechatronics, electronics, electrical, soldering, wiring, testing#LI-JN1