Sr. Calibration Tech Lead

The Sr. Calibration Tech Lead is a hands-on technical and operational lead for the calibration function at PacSci EMC's Chandler, Arizona site. This role combines advanced calibration expertise with day-to-day workflow leadership, prioritization, mentorship, and cross-functional coordination. Approximately 70% of the role is hands-on calibration work, including work performed directly in production environments on equipment that cannot be sent off-site. The position serves as a primary focal point for calibration priorities, backlog reduction, technical problem solving, audit support, and communication with internal stakeholders. This is a technical lead role without direct people-management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform advanced hands-on calibration activities across a broad range of commercial and internally developed equipment, with demonstrated capability across multiple electrical, physical/mechanical, and dimensional calibration disciplines. Equipment may include DC/AC voltage and current, resistance, capacitance, force, temperature, mass, torque, and dimensional measurement systems.
• Spend approximately 70% of the role performing hands-on calibration activities, including work directly within production environments to calibrate equipment that cannot be removed or sent to external calibration providers.
• Serve as the technical and operational lead for the calibration team without direct people-management responsibility, providing day-to-day direction, work prioritization, technical guidance, mentorship, and support to calibration technicians.
• Own day-to-day calibration workflow, prioritization, and scheduling. Develop and execute strategies with the calibration team to reduce equipment and tooling backlog while maintaining equipment availability and supporting production priorities.
• Act as a primary operational focal point for the calibration function, communicating priorities, status, constraints, performance indicators, and improvement opportunities to leadership, production, engineering, quality, and other stakeholders.
• Promote accountability and ownership within the calibration team while supporting technician training, capability development, and continuous improvement.
• Document calibration, verification, and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with internal quality requirements, applicable standards, and cross-functional communication needs.
• Serve as a metrology subject matter expert during internal and external audits, engineering reviews, and quality inspections. Support investigations by reproducing or validating measurement setups when results are questioned.
• Perform and coordinate on-site calibration activities for equipment maintained internally while managing equipment sent to external calibration and repair providers. Review returned equipment and calibration documentation to verify services meet purchase-order and internal quality requirements before equipment is returned to service.
• Maintain calibration standards and laboratory equipment in fully serviceable condition, ensuring preventive, corrective, and functional maintenance is completed as required.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, operations, and production teams to develop, update, and improve calibration procedures, measurement practices, accuracy, repeatability, and usability.
• Communicate calibration requirements, constraints, equipment status, and technical issues clearly to production and cross-functional stakeholders, helping teams understand priorities and the impact of calibration requirements on operations.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a technical field, or completion of military/commercial calibration or biomedical training plus 3 years of calibration/biomedical technician experience.
• In lieu of a degree, 7 years of hands-on, on-bench calibration experience is acceptable.
• Demonstrated hands-on calibration capability across multiple electrical, physical/mechanical, and/or dimensional measurement disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize competing calibration requirements, manage schedules and backlogs, and communicate technical requirements and constraints clearly to production and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with the ability to guide, influence, mentor, and create accountability without relying on formal supervisory authority. Prior formal people-management experience is not required.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs unassisted and perform physical activities such as walking, crouching, bending, and reaching throughout the workday.
• Strong communication, organization, troubleshooting, and instructional skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal metrology/calibration training and/or a recognized calibration credential, such as military PMEL training or Certified Calibration Technician (CCT).
• Aerospace and defense calibration or metrology experience.
• Experience across physical, dimensional, and electrical calibration disciplines.
• Experience training, mentoring, or conducting technical demonstrations.
• Working knowledge of quality-system and audit requirements applicable to calibration environments, including AS9100.
• Proficiency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T specifications and dimensional inspection practices.
• Familiarity with Fluke MET/CAL and MET/TEAM software platforms.

Work Environment & Schedule

• 100% on-site in Chandler, Arizona.
• Primary schedule is Monday through Thursday, approximately 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Occasional Friday or Saturday overtime may be required based on business needs.
• No routine travel is expected.

Export Control Requirement

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements applicable to this position, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in this role.