Specialist, Laboratory

Calibration Lab Specialist

San Antonio, Texas

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

As a Calibration Lab Specialist, you’ll plan, document, and implement methods related to the verification and calibration of inspection, measuring, and test equipment. Ensures continued compliance to standards of all inspection, measuring, and test equipment by performing the registration, identification, inspection, and calibration of all tools and instrumentation used by the company.

What you’ll do: 

• Recognize and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes and immediately reporting any flight/product safety concerns.

• Register, maintain, calibrate/inspect, and apply identification markings to inspection equipment technical data and procedures.

• Monitor and adjust calibration frequencies for optimal equipment performance and minimal downtime.

• Designs and maintains calibration procedures for inspection, measuring, and test equipment.

• Investigate and source qualified subcontractors for tooling which cannot be repaired or calibrated in-house.

• Inspect, troubleshoots, repairs, overhauls, modifies and aligns to original manufacture specifications, customer technical instruction or local engineering instructions, a variety of equipment ranging from common to unusually complex electronic and physical/dimensional TMDE. 

• Provide technical advice in the selection, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and calibration of new and existing inspection, measuring, and test equipment.

• Calibrate and certify a variety of (TMDE) Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment ranging from common to complex laboratory base reference standards.  Perform verification and calibration on complex and intricate measuring and test equipment.

• Maintain records and documentation for all registered equipment, including calibration schedules, results traceable to applicable standards, and preparation of calibration data reports, data sheets, and related required documentation.

• Quarantine items found unserviceable, of poor quality, or those that cannot be maintained.

• Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall. 

Basic Qualifications   

• 5+ years’ experience calibrating / adjusting electronic or physical / dimensional test and measurement equipment or equivalent experience working with precision measuring instruments.

• College diploma in an engineering technology discipline; or equivalent professional experience.

• Registration as a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) by a provincial association of engineering/applied science technology, or equivalent

• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, including frequent standing and walking throughout the workday, with or without reasonable accommodation

• Lift up to 50lbs without assistance, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Desired Skills

• Thorough knowledge of precision inspection, measuring, and test instruments and systems.  Precision Measurement Equipment (PME), Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) 
• Knowledge of calibration and certification principles, root cause analysis principles, and application of calibration technical data principles in the field of Metrology.   
• Working knowledge of electronic systems and control instruments.  Knowledge of circuit schematics, diagrams and detailed drawings to effectively calibrate and certify a variety of complex precision measurement equipment, instruments, and reference standards. 
• Ability to apply established techniques and methods of repair, testing, alignment and calibration of equipment.  Able to use electronic circuits, transducer, pressure, torque, optics, flow, dimensional, hardness, vibration measuring equipment, etc, to measure parameters to determine the performance characteristics and accuracy of other instruments and test equipment.     
• Ability to use computers and metrology-based data collection systems to document, track and store data necessary for traceability, quality management requirements and third-party laboratory certification requirements. 
• Working knowledge of Thermal and Fluid Flow principles.
• Thorough understanding of Measurement Uncertainty.
• Thorough knowledge of Statistical Techniques applicable to metrology.
• Experience in an aerospace or manufacturing environment preferred. 
• Desired Skill – Former Military PMEL / TMDE training.  Familiarity within an ISO 17025 quality system laboratory. 
• Desired familiarity 
  • TO 00-20-14 Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program 
  • TO 33K-1-100-2
  • TO 33K-1-100-1
  • Methods and procedures for the management of Air Force Metrology and Calibration (AFMETCAL) Program. 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, proficient with MS-Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc) and able to read, understand, and interpret blueprints

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare

• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested

• Paid Time Off starting on day one

• Bonus opportunities

• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short- & Long-Term Disability

• Life & AD&D Insurance

• Learning & Training opportunities

Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911

With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers’ missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

It is StandardAero’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.

Must meet US Persons requirements per ITAR.

StandardAero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, and basis of disability status or any other federal, state or local protected class.