Experienced Microsoldering Technician

Orléans, Ottawa, ON (on-site) CA$58,000 to $70,000 per year, based on demonstrated skill Permanent, full-time Health benefits
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The work

We're a high-volume repair shop in Orléans. Devices arrive dead, damaged, or behaving strangely, and your job is to find out why and fix it: at the board level, with no build sheet, no reference unit, and no rework instructions telling you which component failed.

This is not PCB assembly. If your background is building boards from BOMs and drawings, this role will not be a fit, however clean your joints are. We're looking for diagnostic repair.

What comes across the bench

  • PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles
  • Game controllers
  • GPUs
  • Laptop and desktop motherboards
  • Logic boards
  • TVs and display electronics
  • Agricultural and tractor control boards
  • Industrial electronics

The variety is the job. No two days repeat, and no single product dominates.

What you'll do

  • Diagnose board-level faults using schematics, boardviews, and structured troubleshooting
  • Microsoldering and SMT rework down to fine-pitch and 0402/0201 packages
  • BGA removal, reballing, and replacement (GPUs, APUs, bridge chips)
  • Repair lifted pads, severed traces, and damaged connectors to IPC-7711/7721 practice
  • Replace ports, ICs, connectors, and passives on customer hardware
  • Isolate shorts using current injection, thermal imaging, and rail analysis
  • Validate repairs under load with bench supplies, meters, and scopes
  • Inspect your own work to IPC-A-610 Class 2 acceptability before it ships
  • Document faults found, work performed, and parts consumed

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrable board-level repair experience, whether in a repair shop, a service centre, or equivalent independent work
  • Comfortable with a hot air rework station and a stereo microscope as daily tools
  • Can read a boardview and follow a rail from symptom to source
  • Fine-pitch SMT rework experience; BGA experience is a strong asset
  • Console and controller repair experience is a strong asset
  • IPC certification (A-610, J-STD-001, or 7711/7721) is an asset, not a requirement. We care more about what you can show us.
  • Steady output under real repair volume without shortcuts

Apply for This Role

The questionnaire below is the application. Specific, first-hand answers count for more than a polished resume.

Can you reliably commute to Orléans (east Ottawa) for an on-site role? *
How many years have you spent doing board-level repair (diagnosing and fixing faulty boards), as opposed to PCB assembly or production rework? *
What is the smallest package size you have soldered or reworked? *
Do you regularly use a hot air rework station and a stereo microscope in your work? *
Do you use boardview software (FlexBV, OpenBoardView, ZXW or similar)? *
Upload photos of your own rework: close-ups of joints, a repair you're proud of, or your bench.

Up to 5 photos (JPG, PNG, or WebP). Large photos are resized automatically before upload.

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