Calibration Technician (Linear/Dimensional)

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Calibration Technician (Linear/Dimensional)
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Program Summary
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Job Summary
The Metrology Technician 1 is an entry level position and will develop the skills to be responsible for the calibration and certifying of physical/dimensional and or electrical measuring and test equipment to technical specifications, maintaining traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Roles and Responsibilities

• Attends and successfully completes all metrology courses assigned both in-house, online, and commercial training.
• Performs calibration/repairs on test equipment in the electrical, physical/mechanical, and dimensional disciplines.
• Makes reports on electronic or instrumentation system conditions, repairs and preventive maintenance performed; prepares and maintains repair and maintenance records as required by federal and department regulations and directives.
• Performs complex configuration and tests of equipment according to instructions, schematic sketches and/or prescribed testing procedures.
• Uses all hand tools and sets up and uses standard machine tools. Uses common laboratory measuring, calibrating, and test equipment.
• May perform troubleshooting in conjunction with design modification functions involved in production or engineering liaison.
• May provide guidance regarding equipment operation to customers and equipment operators when directed by lab manager.
• Resolves group and customer issues, seeks to improve the overall productivity of the department, anticipates problems, and initiates appropriate actions to eliminate them.
• Performs lower-level maintenance and repair work on equipment; inspects defective electronic equipment to determine malfunction; reads and interprets schematic diagrams, logic charts, drawings and sketches and manufacturers manuals; uses computer diagnostics to isolate area of malfunction.
• Provides lower level technical/electronic and instrumentation equipment repair work, troubleshooting, modifying, testing, calibrating, adjusting, repairing, and installing electronic, digital, and analog equipment and monitoring devices.
• Performs work safely, in compliant to HS&E requirements, and takes actions to ensure a safe working environment.
• Interacts effectively with others to produce the desired results.
• Participates constructively in the utilization of process improvement methods to provide timely, cost-effective, quality services.
• Performs routine operational tests to assure the modification produces desired outputs; evaluates environments in which equipment is to be installed and how electronic equipment will be affected.
• Maintains records of test data and assists in writing test procedures and test evaluation reports.
• Applies advanced skills in area of specialization.
• May assist others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.
• May adapt procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment appropriate to meet special needs.
• May provide activity and status reports to management.
• May serve as a technical contact for an assigned customer group.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications (Required Education, Experience, Skills, and Certifications)

• High school diploma with technical training in a related field, or an associates degree (or higher degree) in engineering technology or other related occupational field.
• Work history that reflects direct experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• U.S. Citizenship Status required due to client requirement.
• Background of working with Linear/Dimensional items

Preferred Qualifications (Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, and Certifications)

• Customer service experience
• Mathematic skills
• General knowledge of calibration
• Data base entry experience

Completion of formal training from a military, PMEL, TMDE or calibration school AS degree or applicable Technical training and certifications
KBR Benefits
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