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. KBR's 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 that's 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 lower-level metrology technicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Specific contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.
• Associate's 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, Z-540.1, 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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