Electronics Assembly Technician - Soldering & QC
- Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Pay: CA$21–CA$25 per hour · Full-time
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Electronics Assembly Technician - Soldering & QC
Maxtech Electronics Inc. | Coquitlam, BC
Permanent position - full-time or part-time
Pay: CA$21–CA$25 per hour
About the role
Maxtech Electronics is looking for a hands-on Electronics Assembly Technician to support our PCB assembly and quality control team. The role focuses on through-hole soldering, inspecting assembled boards, and completing rework to ensure consistent quality.
Responsibilities
- Hand solder through-hole components onto printed circuit boards.
- Perform basic surface-mount soldering, component replacement, and rework as required.
- Follow assembly drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions.
- Check component values, placement, polarity, and orientation.
- Inspect solder joints and completed assemblies using magnification or a microscope.
- Identify defects such as solder bridges, cold joints, insufficient solder, missing components, and damaged parts.
- Complete repairs and flag issues requiring further review.
- Support basic testing, board cleaning, final assembly, and packaging.
- Record QC results and communicate issues to the production team.
- Follow ESD procedures, safe work practices, and established quality requirements.
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with PCB hand soldering, particularly through-hole assemblies.
- Ability to produce clean, consistent solder joints and recognize common assembly defects.
- Ability to follow written instructions and identify electronic components.
- Strong attention to detail, good hand-eye coordination, and comfort with repetitive precision work.
- Reliability and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Preferred experience
- PCB inspection or quality control in an electronics manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001.
- Experience with surface-mount rework and basic electrical testing.
- IPC certification is an asset.
How to apply
Please submit your resume and briefly describe your experience with hand soldering, through-hole assembly, and PCB inspection.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Hand-solder through-hole components, perform basic surface-mount soldering and rework, and assemble and inspect printed circuit boards against drawings and work instructions. Identify and repair defects, support testing and final assembly, record quality-control results, and follow ESD and safety procedures.
Requirements
Hands-on PCB hand-soldering experience, particularly with through-hole assemblies, and the ability to produce consistent solder joints and recognize common defects are required. Candidates should be able to follow written instructions, identify electronic components, work precisely and reliably, and contribute independently and as part of a team; IPC familiarity and certification are assets.
Skills
- Through-Hole Soldering
- PCB Assembly
- Surface-Mount Soldering
- Component Replacement
- PCB Rework
- PCB Inspection
- Quality Control
- Solder Joint Inspection
- Electronic Component Identification
- Assembly Drawing Interpretation
- Bill of Materials Interpretation
- Basic Electrical Testing
- ESD Procedures
- Attention to Detail
- Hand-Eye Coordination
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Trades
- Technology
Keywords
- Printed Circuit Boards
- Through-Hole Soldering
- Surface-Mount Soldering
- PCB Assembly
- Component Replacement
- Rework
- Assembly Drawings
- Bills of Materials
- Work Instructions
- Component Values
- Component Placement
- Polarity
- Solder Joint Inspection
- Microscope
- Solder Bridges
- Cold Joints
- Quality Control
- PCB Inspection
- Basic Electrical Testing
- Board Cleaning
- Final Assembly
- Packaging
- ESD Procedures
- IPC-A-610
- J-STD-001
- IPC Certification
- Electronics Manufacturing