Instrumentation​/Calibration Lab - Calibration Technician

23300 Haggerty Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48335, USA

Posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Humanetics is a high-tech global industrial technology group. We engineer extraordinary safety, digital, and sensor solutions for critical environments to put humans at the heart of industrial design. We are the pioneers of crash test dummies and a leading provider of virtual simulation software, integrated crash test systems, precision sensors, specialized fiber optics, and laser-based material engineering. Our highly specialized solutions are used in the development of every car on the road today, space missions, guidance systems, operating theatres, biomedical devices, haptic surgery, energy generation, semi-conductor chip manufacturing, and many applications at the cutting edge of human innovation.

Our sensor and measurement capabilities create data from critical environments and deliver precision tools to enable customers to answer critical questions and empower decisions that drive performance.When we innovate, humans thrive.

Role Purpose: Perform calibrations on single/multi-axis load cells, potentiometers, accelerometers, and machined components. Maintain the day-to-day activities of the Calibration Laboratory. Insure the company’s calibration processes are performed consistently producing the highest quality services to both internal and external customers in a timely manner.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Perform load cell calibrations on new/RMA product insuring that the instruments meet manufacturing standards and customer specifications. This activity includes a visual inspection of the product, fixture assembly, performing the calibration, and producing the appropriate calibration documentation.
• Perform accelerometer calibrations on new/RMA product insuring that the instruments are certified to current manufacturing standards and customer specifications. This activity includes a visual inspection of the product, fixture assembly, performing the calibration, coordinating any needed repairs with manufacturing, and producing the appropriate calibration documentation.
• Perform potentiometer calibrations on new/RMA product insuring that the instruments meet manufacturing standards and customer specifications. This activity includes a visual inspection of the product, fixture assembly, performing the calibration, and producing the appropriate calibration documentation.
• Actively seek out and propose solutions to management of ways to improve the quality of the product, services, processes and methods employed in the day-to-day activities related to the Calibration Department.
• To insure the expected results are achieved, participation in the implementation of improvements and company quality audits is expected.
• Communicate with laboratory supervisor and manufacturing on a regular basis to insure rapid resolution of issues and consistency of applied methodologies.
• Insure all positional activities are in compliance with the company’s internal and external standards.
• Maintain the physical plant and equipment related to the Calibration Laboratory. This activity includes general housekeeping as well as maintaining a calibration program for all required equipment to insure continued tractability to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Other Significant Role Requirements:

• Some overtime is required.
• Good communication skills are required as this position will be called upon to interface with customers.
• Organizational skills must be sufficient to handle administrative tasks as necessary.

Physical Demands :
Must be able to lift and carry material weighing up to 25 pounds frequently through the day and material weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally. Work involves a great deal of standing and stooping, working in and about large load frame assemblies. The use of a variety of hand tool including (but not limited to) allen wrenches, torque wrenches and socket wrenches, as well as some data entry/keyboard work is required.

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