Procurement Engineer

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DarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Procurement Engineer to join our fast-growing advanced manufacturing and supply chain operations in North Vancouver.

This role owns end to end technical NPI and project purchasing, managing critical components from supplier selection and RFQs through negotiation, ordering, and delivery. It ensures material and capital equipment readiness for product launches and engineering changes, and manages technical procurement for capital equipment, manufacturing lines, and specialized tooling aligned to development milestones.

Serving as the technical liaison between Engineering and suppliers, the role ensures precise execution of design intent through drawing interpretation, DFM collaboration, and ECO implementation.

This role is on-site at our North Vancouver, BC HQ, where employees enjoy a wide array of amenities including a fully equipped gym, squash court, steam room, climbing wall, and more!

Our Team

DarkVision develops the world’s most advanced acoustic imaging platform for oil & gas and industrial asset inspection. As part of the Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain team—spanning purchasing, logistics, and manufacturing engineering—this role supports prototyping, testing, and production by sourcing critical components and equipment while building strong supplier partnerships that meet quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

What You Will Do

Purchasing & Project Purchasing

• Manage the entire lifecycle of technical purchase orders (POs) from vendor identification and RFQ through negotiation, order placement, and follow-up for critical components.
• Lead technical onboarding and part qualification activities (APQP/PPAP) to ensure suppliers meet rigorous standards from the prototype phase through production.
• Synchronize material availability with product launch schedules and engineering change timelines to maintain uninterrupted assembly flow.
• Manage project purchasing and technical procurement for capital equipment (CAPEX), internal manufacturing lines, and specialized field support equipment.
• Manage vendor tooling investments and technical ramp-ups to align with internal product development milestones.

Design Integration & Technical Alignment

• Interpret complex mechanical drawings and electrical specifications to ensure 100% technical alignment between design intent and supplier execution.
• Partner with Design and Manufacturing Engineering on DFM reviews to optimize component quality, cost efficiency, and scalability within project timelines.
• Translate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) into actionable supplier instructions and validation plans to prevent inventory obsolescence or launch delays.
• Act as the technical procurement liaison during New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements are met at the supplier level.

Supplier Selection & Development

• Perform structured audits of vendor manufacturing processes, equipment suitability, and technological maturity to qualify new partners.
• Support strategic sourcing by evaluating vendor risks, cost structures, and geographic proximity to optimize the supply network.
• Analyze supplier cost structures and "should-cost" models to identify value engineering opportunities and deliver measurable savings.

Quality Management & Operational Excellence

• Monitor supplier lead-time performance and quality metrics (Cpk, Yield, GR&R) to ensure strict adherence to engineering and procurement objectives.
• Facilitate on-site root cause analysis (RCA) for defects and manage the implementation of sustainable Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCARs).
• Deploy advanced quality systems and in-process controls at vendor sites to reduce manufacturing variability and eliminate non-conformances.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement Lean or Six Sigma initiatives to improve supplier throughput and operational efficiency.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Post graduation experience across multiple disciplines; a combination of machining, assembly engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical design, quality engineering, supplier quality engineering, or technical supplier development and management.
• Technical Skills: Professional hands-on experience utilizing 3D CAD, DFM principles, and GD&T.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience: Past professional experience in a related field (e.g. mechanical design) with high interest in developing a career in Supply Chain
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent, confident communication skills with a proven aptitude for working effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Mindset: A high sense of ownership, commitment to rigorous standards, and a strong bias for action.
• Agility & Innovation: An aptitude for learning and deploying new or emerging technologies and tools to increase the speed and quality of processes and workflows.
• Resilience: Proven ability to deliver high-quality results under pressure within a dynamic, fast-paced start-up/scale-up environment.
• Technical Skills: Professional hands-on experience with SPC and various Quality and Lean Manufacturing tools.

General Salary Range

For this role, we anticipate paying $85,000 to $110,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

How to Apply

If 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.

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