Co-op Student – ITG

At YVR, we believe in unlocking potential and shaping the future of aviation through meaningful student experiences. As part of our Talent-First Strategy, we’re committed to building a strong early talent pipeline by offering co-op opportunities that go beyond the job description. Here, students aren’t just part of the team – they’re contributors to our long-term vision. Just as students learn from us, we recognize the tremendous value in learning from you, your fresh perspectives, bold thinking, and new ideas are critical to how our organization grows.

If you’re curious, motivated, and ready to help shape the future of travel, we want to hear from you. Whatever your background, area of study or experience – you belong at YVR. If you have questions about accessibility or need assistance applying, please contact us at careers@yvr.ca.

Position Overview

Join YVR’s award-winning Digital Twin team and play a key role in expanding one of the most advanced 3D reality models in the aviation industry. This isn’t just a student project, you’ll be building, optimizing, and integrating real-world 3D assets that support everything from operations to planning to innovation across our entire airport campus.

Working alongside our in-house 3D technical artist and collaborating with GIS experts, you’ll bring technical artistry and spatial data together in Unity, while enhancing the accuracy and performance of a truly next-gen platform. Whether you’re passionate about games, simulations, or smart cities, this is the place to apply your skills in a real-world setting.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Model detailed, high-quality 3D assets in Autodesk Maya, replicating YVR’s physical infrastructure
• Apply realistic textures in Adobe Photoshop for large-scale environments
• Organize, configure, and optimize assets in Unity—including colliders, shaders, scripts, and materials
• Prototype and test interactive features and performance upgrades for the Digital Twin
• Support the GIS-to-3D workflow, aligning 3D models with real-world coordinates using spatial data and construction drawings
• Perform spatial data cleanup and improve GIS integration using tools like ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, or FME
• Enhance model fidelity by identifying and resolving gaps or misalignments between GIS and 3D content

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience with 3D asset pipelines, Unity, and GIS systems—all in a real-world, enterprise-grade setting
• A portfolio-worthy project contributing to a high-visibility, award-winning platform used by airport operations and decision-makers
• Exposure to how digital tools drive innovation in smart infrastructure, planning, and operations
• Cross-functional collaboration with professionals in IT, GIS, engineering, and design
• Mentorship and networking inside a dynamic, future-focused organization

This role is ideal for a post-secondary student in fields such as Computer Science, Game Design, Geography, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related programs, looking for practical experience that blends 3D technical art and spatial data systems in a real-world environment.

Additional Information:

• Application deadline: April 13, 2025
• Start and End Date:  May 5, 2025 – August 29, 2025
• Hours of Work: 37.5 hours
• Dress Code: Westcoast Business Casual
• Number of Openings: 1

Salary Range : $24.08/hr + Living Wage top up to $27.05/hr

At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at careers@yvr.ca.