Job Posting at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL

[CALSQUID81]

Metrology Technician III - Flow Discipline

Tracking Code
31-838
Job Description
Independently determine and perform operations required to calibrate and certify electronic and physical/dimensional IM&TE, maintaining traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, or by reference to fundamental constants of nature. These calibrations may include, but are not limited to, the following disciplines: electrical, dimensional, temperature, mass, force, and torque in both a field and laboratory environment.  Performs calibrations on and maintains laboratory standards. A Metrology Technician III may be tasked to fulfill the role as a Senior Technician with additional duties to monitor, analyze, and assist the Metrologists, and other technical personnel, with production, standards, and technical direction.

Major Duties:

•Assess and utilize calibration methods and techniques based on principles of measurement science, technical analysis of measurement problems, and accuracy and precision requirements, analyzes magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results and/or test accuracy ratios to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms.
•Recommend substitution of standards or measuring equipment if required, diagnose and repair malfunctions in complex IM&TE using theories of operation, block diagrams, schematics, logic trees, and software diagnostics to the component level.
•Provide training to other technicians on metrology principles, resolving technical problems, and complicated electronic theory.
•Inspects IM&TE for preventive maintenance, cleanliness, and safety requirements; analyzes and interprets results of measurements and calibrations using mathematical formulas and authenticate calibration certificates for measurements, calibrations, and calibration correction charts.
•Other duties include creating and/or revising calibration procedures, selecting suitable substitution of standard test and measurement equipment, and entering documentation into computer systems.
•Assists in development of new technical capabilities and measurement processes.
•This individual shall perform any and all duties assigned by the Laboratory Manager, within their scope of knowledge, in the performance of the contract.
Required Skills
This position requires an Associate degree in Metrology or Electronics, or equivalent technical training (military or civilian) and 8-10 years minimum experience in metrology or a related field, or any equivalent combination of education/experience.

Specific Discipline Experience Required

This opening is specifically for a technician with extensive pneumatic and hydraulic flow calibration experience. Standards used in the performance of both routine and complex flow calibrations include:

•Bell Provers – 4 ft3 through 200 ft3
•MolBlox System
•Hydraulic Piston Prover – OT-400
•Gravimetric Continuous Flow – Cox Liquid Flow Calibrator
•Flow Loop – up to 5000 gpm
Flow devices supported include turbines, mass flow controllers, rotometers, orifices, ultrasonic, and occasionally new technology demonstrations. Must be proficient in general mathematics and applied engineering algorithms for flow equations.

Must be able to pass and maintain government site access and a valid state driver's license.

Required Experience
This position requires an Associate degree in Metrology or Electronics, or equivalent technical training (military or civilian) and 8-10 years minimum experience in metrology or a related field, or any equivalent combination of education/experience.

Candidate must have specific experience in flow calibrations.

Job Location
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Company Location
Marshall Space Flight Center
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

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[Pete]

Any idea when this position will be filled. I live in the Madison Alabama area and have worked in the flow discipline for more than fifteen years at Vance Air Force Base. I have been through the Advanced Physical Dimensional PMEL School as well.

Pete