Sierra Lobo, offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies. We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems. Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
This position will be located at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in the Technical Services Department.
EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran
Provides quality and timey metrology technician support to perform routine calibration, operation, maintenance, installation, troubleshooting and adjustments utlizing calibration standards on electronic and physical/dimentional measurement test equipment.
Apply working technical knowledge to perform routine calibration, operation, maintenance, installation, troubleshooting and adjustment utilizing calibration standards on electronic and physical/dimensional measuring test equipment. This includes, but not limited to digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, precision voltage, resistance sources, dimensional hand tools, torque devices, pressure and temperature instruments, load cells, flow meters, balances, scales,
Understand and maintain traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or by reference to natural
Utilize calibration methods and techniques based on principles of measurement science to troubleshoot, align, and repair malfunctioning measuring and test equipment using theories of operation, block diagrams, schematics, logic trees, and software
Clean, repair, assemble, and fabricate test set-ups during the process of calibrating units under
Follow instructions from equipment manuals and
Apply safety regulation knowledge to procedures as pertaining to high voltage electronic equipment, high pressure gases, pneumatic systems, handling cryogens, inert gasses and hazardous
Understand accuracy ratios and apply mathematical functions used to calculate linearity, repeatability, and hysteresis.
Have basic computer skills and ability to utilize test programs to enter, retrieve, and print data and to document calibration measurement
Perform duties with supervision or technical
Perform work and maintain work area in a neat, orderly, and safe
Perform other duties as assigned
Satisfactorily complete the training to take and pass the Certified Calibration Technician requirements administered by the site Metrology Manager or designee within 180 days to hold this job classification.
2 years’ experience or equivalent related industry or military trade school training applicable to the field of Metrology.
Equivalent level of knowledge or experience in basic metrology including:
Understanding of Measurement Fundamentals
Calibration Safety
Understanding of basic core electrical and electronics Measurement,
Understanding of basic AC/DC Metrology,
Understanding of basic Mass,
Understanding of basic Pressure,
Understanding of basic Dimensional analysis
Understanding of basic Temperature and
Understanding of mathematics and
Testable or equivalent level of knowledge to satisfy the Certified Calibration Technician requirements as administered by the site Metrology Manager or designee within 180
Testable or equivalent level of knowledge in documentary standards
ANSI/NCSL Z540.1-1994 (R2002) Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment General requirements.
Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license (state).
Pass a physical examination as determined by the White Sands Test Facility (WSTF). Be able to meet the requirements for certification, if applicable, as specified in the White Sands Training Database (WSTD).
Optional experience and or coursework
Basic experience level in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook. A basic written exam will be administered to evaluate the ability and proficiency in basic metrology.
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