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Overview

Hardware Product Engineer (Intermediate) — Full Time, Richmond, BC Hybrid. Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000 CAD per year. Ideon Technologies is based in Richmond, BC, and uses muon tomography to image deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Ideon has developed the REVEAL™ Subsurface Intelligence Platform™, offering a proprietary data-generation hardware suite, software, AI-powered services, and multi-physics fusion to provide x-ray-like visibility deep underground and unlock integrated spatial data. Ideon helps geologists identify, map, characterize, and monitor mineral deposits by transforming muon data into reliable 3D density maps. This reduces risk and cost of traditional methods while saving time and minimizing environmental impact across the mining value chain, supporting the transition to low-impact mining and the global shift to clean energy. We are a dynamic tech scale-up of nearly 70 employees and growing. We value entrepreneurship, prioritizing outcomes and great customer experiences. We seek the best brains and exceptional humans from diverse backgrounds. The Role

We are seeking a Hardware Product Engineer (Intermediate) who will sustain and scale in-production hardware. Responsibilities include failure mode analysis, continuous yield improvement, and supporting factories in scaling production. This role includes managing supply chain risk, identifying part substitutions, updating drawings, and approving engineering change orders and deviations. The role requires expertise in product lifecycle management to ensure a complete source of truth in design files and effective interfaces to factories across build packs, schematics, drawings, and ABIs. This role is essential to ensure supply continuity and to scale the supply chain and factory floor for rapidly growing demand. The role requires understanding electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and mechanical drawings, with attention to tolerances, GD&T; callouts, and assembly drawings. Knowledge of manufacturability for component types is essential to drive yield and develop effective controls. The Hardware Product Engineer should be familiar with converting parts into high level assemblies (HLA), advancing build instructions, and anticipating improvements needed to scale manufacturing. The role includes advocating for the minimum effective set of inspections and tests and recognizing when to scale vertically or horizontally in labor and equipment. Tracking failure modes of deployed systems is critical to capture improvements for future designs and to attribute them to factory performance. Investigations of root causes are required for electrical and mechanical factors such as electrostatic discharge, shock, workmanship, and assembly failures. You will report to the Director, Hardware Engineering and work in a team with hardware, firmware, systems, manufacturing, and field operations. You will collaborate with vendors and contract manufacturers.



You will impact Ideon’s objectives by focusing on the following activities: Product ownership: Own released hardware and embedded systems across production, deployment, and field operation. Track failure modes to identify opportunities for design and assembly improvements. Support the operations team in repair and recovery. Documentation: Maintain source-of-truth data stores for products. Populate them and capture all existing designs. Maintain accurate design documentation, BOMs, drawings, block diagrams, etc. Failure analysis: Lead root cause analysis for production and field issues with corrective actions supported by verification evidence. Engineering change management: Drive ECOs for defect fixes, component substitutions, cost reductions, and manufacturability improvements. Manufacturing support: Collaborate with manufacturing and test teams to resolve yield, test coverage, and process issues during builds. Manufacturing ramping: Ensure continuity of supply and on-demand scalability through takt time improvements, new tooling, and improved design of vendor-supplied parts. Cross-functional coordination: Work with engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to stabilize products and harmonize designs, upgrading products to the latest version when returning to factory. Qualifications and Experience

5+ years of product design and manufacturing experience, ideally with industrial/mission-critical products. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent; P.Eng in Canada (or EIT pursuing licensure). Experience with ECO/ECR workflows and lifecycle tools like Arena or Duro. Hands-on experience shipping products with sophisticated electromechanical integration, optics, electronics, or avionics. Design for manufacturing experience; knowledge of PCB EMS, sheet metal, CNC, injection molding, and other manufacturing methods. Experience in CAD software such as SolidWorks and Altium Designer (or equivalent ECAD); requirements and verification documentation; collaboration tools. Strong English communication skills; able to be assertive and respectful in design reviews and cross-functional forums. Legally able and currently documented to work full time in Canada. Additional Qualities

Experience or interest in tech scale-ups; adaptability and willingness to wear multiple hats. Ambitious, can-do attitude; readiness to tackle challenging work. Initiative, adaptability in an agile, quick-paced environment. Solid teamwork; accountable to self and team; ready to help where needed.



Creative problem-solving mindset and insatiable curiosity with a drive to deliver. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills; able to build relationships with colleagues, customers, and external stakeholders. Willingness to contribute beyond the role to culture (e.g., share talents or organize activities). Nice-to-Haves

Exposure to regulated or safety-critical products. Experience supporting field deployments or industrial equipment. Knowledge of mining or mining equipment. More Role Details

Location : Ideon’s office is at #150 - 4611 Viking Way, Richmond, BC, Canada. Ideon is a hybrid workplace; some roles require in-office work. This is a hybrid role with a preference for in-office presence 2+ days a week, with flexibility for remote work as appropriate. During onboarding, more time in the office may be needed to support role-specific activities. Hours and Travel

Hours : 8 hours/day, Monday to Friday. Typical start around 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time; some flexibility may be required. Travel : Occasional travel (≤10–15%) for test campaigns, vendor visits, and mine-site pilots; valid passport and visa ability as needed. Field work : Periodic mine-site and industrial facility work (surface and underground) to support installs, tests, and troubleshooting; driver’s license required. Safety training and PPE provided. What We Offer

Salary : The annual salary range is

$90,000 - $120,000

CAD. Early equity options at hire and potential annual performance-based option allocations are part of the total rewards package. Dynamic tech scale-up environment contributing to a ground-breaking solution with tangible economic and environmental benefits. Tuition support ($2500/year). Extended health, dental benefits, employee assistance program, and health/personal spending accounts. Minimum 3 weeks paid time off to start, including an annual closed period between Christmas and New Year’s. 5 paid sick days plus other leaves per employment standards. For hybrid/remote roles, 2 weeks/year work-from-almost-anywhere. Parental leave top-up. Employee referral bonus. Casual dress code; free parking and snacks at the office. Social events and learning opportunities (in-person and virtual). Ideon’s salary ranges are benchmarked against Vancouver-area companies. Salary offers typically start below the top of the range unless experience exceeds role requirements. Salary expectations may be requested during the application process. Application and Hiring Process

Optional cover letters help us learn more about you. Please submit documents as PDFs for best results. We strive for an approachable and accessible hiring process. If accommodations are needed, please let us know in your application. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation outlining the next steps in the process.

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📌 Hardware Product Engineer (Intermediate) (Richmond)
🏢 Ideon Technologies
📍 Richmond