Title:
Metrology Technician IV
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Program Summary
Calibration Technician IV (Metrology) KBR Government Solutions delivers full life cycle professional and technical solutions that improve operational readiness and drive innovation. Our solutions help ensure mission success on land air sea space and cyberspace for the Department of Defense intelligence community NASA and other federal agencies. KBRs areas of expertise include engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity. Our people make the world a more productive efficient and fascinating place. And thats only the beginning.
Job Summary
Metrology Technician IV is responsible for the calibration and certifying of electronic and physical/dimensional measuring and test equipment to technical specifications maintaining traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lab lead coordinating workflow of the lab and assigning work to technicians.
- Interface for customer for escalations and addressing customer issues.
- Independently tests calibrates and repairs electrical linear / dimensional mechanical electromechanical and electronic measuring recording and indicating instruments and equipment for conformance to established standards.
- Assists in formulating calibration standards.
- Identifies magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms.
- Provides training to apprentice technicians on metrology principle resolving technical problems and complicated electronic theory.
- Plans sequence of testing and calibration procedures for instruments and equipment according to blueprints schematics technical manuals and other specifications.
- Sets up standard and special purpose laboratory equipment to test evaluate and calibrate other instruments and test equipment.
- Recommends substitution of standards or measuring equipment; if required diagnoses and repairs malfunctions in complex measuring and test equipment using theories of operation block diagrams schematics logic trees and software diagnostics to the component level.
- Aligns repairs replaces and balances component parts and circuitry.
- Reassembles and calibrates instruments and equipment.
- Inspects measuring and test equipment for preventive maintenance cleanliness and safety requirements.
- Analyzes and interprets results of measurements and calibrations using mathematical formulas and authenticate calibration certificates for measurements and calibrations and calibration correction charts.
- Devises formulas to solve problems in measurements and calibrations.
- Assists engineers in formulating test calibration repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring recording and indicating instruments and equipment.
- Perform Process Improvements and Corrective Actions.
- The lead of a group of lowerlevel metrology technicians.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Specific contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.
- Associates degree or applicable technical training and certifications and 2 years of directly related experience.
- In lieu 6 years of related experience.
- Knowledge and practical application of standard processes to ensure the maintenance of an accredited Quality System ISO9001 Z540.1 AS9100 ISO17025 and NIST traceable certificates of compliance.
- Technical competency in one or more of the following: linear dimensional pressure/vacuum mass temperature torque force and vibration equipment including calibration and component level troubleshooting.
- U.S. Citizenship Status required due to client requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Military PMEL/TMDE training preferred.
- Preferred experience in dimensional calibration to include gage blocks calipers micrometers thread plug gages ring gages and GD&T
- Fluke Met/Team Fluke Met/Track and Met/Cal experience a plus.
- Previous customer service experience is a plus.
- Ability to develop organize and complete tasks and projects using software programs such as Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with automated testing of IM&TE. Sine CMT and/or ASQ CCT preferred.
- Experience in measurement uncertainty analysis(MUA) a plus.
- RF/electrical Calibration experience
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development. Click here to learn more: KBR Benefits
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KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
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