Staff Technician, Calibration Technician (Onsite)

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (onsite)

U.S. citizenship is required for this role.

About the role

Collins Aerospace Test Equipment Services team is seeking a technician to support the calibration, repair, troubleshooting, and monitoring of test equipment to ensure performance and safety standards are met. This position involves working with a variety of highly complex technical tasks under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate and repair test equipment related to Physical/Dimensional Test Equipment, including temperature, torque, pressure, force, mass, and more.
• Read electrical schematics and work under minimal supervision.
• Perform highly complex technical tasks requiring substantial understanding of engineering techniques and objectives.
• Provide technical recommendations for capital, expense, and service acquisitions.
• Work from minimal documentation or verbal instructions.
• Assist engineers with design and development of new calibration processes.
• Maintain a monthly/weekly workload of calibration and repair.
• Support on-site calibration and repairs at various surrounding sites.
• Work with electrical, physical, and mechanical test equipment.
• Apply electronic theory to configure, model, layout, prototype, build, test, troubleshoot, and modify electronic products.
• Act as a member of a technical team, utilizing effective communication with leadership and customers.
• Promote team decision-making.

What you will learn

• Gain extensive knowledge of the Test Equipment Services team and quality assurance processes.
• Develop effective communication skills in a dynamic environment.
• Engage and collaborate with various internal organizations and external suppliers.

Requirements

• AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post-high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of electronic circuitry and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test equipment such as pressure/vacuum gauges, temperature indicators, thermocouples, scales, and torque tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair using off prints or written work instructions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail to ensure order accuracy.
• Strong time management skills, including the ability to reorganize priorities as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health: fertility and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance and Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Wellness rewards program (Healthy You Incentives).
• Virtual doctor visits (Doctor on Demand).
• Child and elder care services (Bright Horizons).
• Second opinion program (Teladoc Medical Experts).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $53,100 – $100,900 USD.