Senior Production Technician

Job Title: Senior Production Technician
 Location: Mississauga, ON – Onsite
 Work Type: Permanent
 Salary: $70,000 – $75,000 Annually
 Vacancy: Existing Vacancy

Why This Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Production Technician to join their Operations team. This role is ideal for a highly skilled technician with experience in defence, aerospace, electronics manufacturing, or other high-assurance production environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for building, integrating, testing, modifying, and inspecting secure electronic and electro-mechanical systems while maintaining strict quality, security, and configuration control standards.

This position offers the opportunity to work on advanced secure systems, support critical defence-related projects, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality products that meet rigorous customer and industry requirements.

The Role: Senior Production Technician

• Build, integrate, modify, and inspect secure IPC, server, rack, and electro-mechanical systems according to engineering drawings, build instructions, and project specifications.
 • Apply secure system build practices, including cable routing, grounding, bonding, shielding, and configuration management controls.
 • Maintain strict adherence to approved build configurations and ensure no unauthorized modifications are made to hardware, firmware, or system components.
 • Support product qualification activities, customer witness testing, and corrective action investigations related to quality and compliance requirements.
 • Handle controlled goods and technical documentation in accordance with applicable security and regulatory requirements.
 • Maintain accurate records including component traceability, serial numbers, test documentation, and build history.
 • Build and test systems to customer-specific environmental and electromagnetic requirements.
 • Manufacture and modify cable assemblies using approved methods, tools, and workmanship standards.
 • Perform crimping, soldering, wiring, connector termination, and harness routing activities.
 • Inspect and verify completed work performed by Production Technicians to ensure quality standards are met.
 • Complete functional testing and troubleshoot system, hardware, and configuration issues.
 • Diagnose and repair returned products, perform root cause analysis, and complete warranty and RMA investigations.
 • Conduct in-process and final inspections to ensure products meet customer, quality, and compliance standards.
 • Utilize calibrated tools and test equipment while maintaining accurate test evidence and records.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in a production, manufacturing, electronics, defence, aerospace, or similar high-assurance environment.
 • Experience assembling and testing IPCs, servers, rack-mounted systems, or comparable electronic and electro-mechanical equipment.
 • Strong experience with cable assembly, crimping, soldering, wiring, and connector termination.
 • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, BOMs, assembly instructions, and test specifications.
 • Strong troubleshooting and fault-diagnosis skills utilizing electrical and electronic test equipment.
 • Experience performing inspections and ensuring compliance with quality standards.
 • Excellent configuration control and documentation practices, including serial traceability and test record management.
 • Solid knowledge of PC hardware, Windows operating systems, BIOS/UEFI configuration, firmware installation, and hardware diagnostics.
 • Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow controlled work instructions without deviation.

Preferred Qualifications

• IPC-A-610 and/or IPC-A-620 certification.
 • Experience working within Defence, Aerospace, Secure Communications, C4ISR, or Rugged Computing environments.
 • Exposure to EMC/EMI testing, environmental qualification testing, customer witness testing, or first article inspections.
 • Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality systems and configuration management principles.
 • Understanding of secure system build methodologies, including grounding, shielding, filtering, and controlled cable routing practices.
 • Knowledge of Controlled Goods Program requirements and defence industry compliance standards.
 • Relevant technical education in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.

Security Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required security clearances and Controlled Goods Program authorization.
 • Ability to work within secure environments and follow strict access control and information security procedures.
 • Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and adherence to controlled processes.

If this Senior Production Technician opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply today.

Since 1951, Drake International has connected people with meaningful work across Canada and globally. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process. For accommodation requests, contact Drake International Mississauga at (905) 279-7606.

This hiring process may use AI-enabled tools to support recruitment activities while maintaining fairness, transparency, and compliance with applicable employment standards.