Dimensional Calibration Technician

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time Description At  Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Dimensional Calibration Technician – Level 2 to join our team in Promontory, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

The Dimensional Calibration Technician calibrates, tests, adjusts, and maintains a wide range of electronic, dimensional, and mechanical test and measuring equipment. This role supports both field and laboratory operations, ensuring equipment traceability to NIST or fundamental constants and adherence to ISO 17025 requirements. The technician works closely with mentors and program teams to meet customer turnaround commitments and quality requirements.

This position will work a 4/10 schedule, with every Friday off. Start time for this role is 5:30am - 6:00am.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Calibrate dimensional test and measuring equipment to conform to established standards.

Test, calibrate, adjust, and maintain electromechanical, mechanical, optical, pneumatic, force, and pressure-type measuring and indicating instruments.

Set up calibration sequences, methods, and procedures according to detailed specifications, blueprints, drawings, and requirements.

Disassemble and clean instruments, as required, to perform calibration.

Monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process control and other control procedures.

Independently determine and perform operations required to calibrate and certify physical/mechanical Measuring & Test Equipment (M&TE), maintaining traceability to NIST or fundamental constants.

Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experienc

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance undefined

General purpose dimensional hand tools (micrometers, vernier calipers, dial indicators, bore gages, plug and ring gages, pin gages)
Extensive knowledge and experience using, Including but not limited to:

Measuring machines

Laser systems

Optical comparators (with Metlogic2 software)
Vision systems

Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)
Height gages

Gage blocks

Torque tools/equipment

Scales and balance

Weights Met Team  software

Mix of field and laboratory work.

Must be willing to work in all weather conditions when performing field calibrations.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs repetitively

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in calibration of electrical, dimensional, thermodynamic, mass, force, pressure, and torque disciplines.

Understanding of ISO 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories), or willingness to develop this knowledge

Strong analytical skills with the ability to quantify measurement uncertainty.

Ability to read and interpret specifications, blueprints, drawings,…