Description
Calibrate, test, adjust, and maintain electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electromechanical instruments and automated systems to ensure measurement accuracy and compliance. Perform laboratory and field calibrations using traceable standards; troubleshoot, repair, and document results. Support engineers and operations by managing calibration schedules, procedures, and quality systems.
- • Calibrate and test instruments, sensors, gauges, and electromechanical assemblies using oscilloscopes, multimeters, calibrators, and bridges.
- • Interpret schematics, datasheets, P&IDs, and procedures to plan calibration methods and sequences.
- • Install or replace transducers, probes, and electronic components during calibration or repair.
- • Align and adjust servos, actuators, and mechanisms to meet specified tolerances.
- • Inspect instruments for damage, contamination, or wear before calibration.
- • Verify dimensions, clearances, and alignment that affect measurement accuracy using precision gauges and micrometers.
- • Fabricate or adapt fixtures, adapters, and test leads for calibration setups.
- • Calibrate, repair, or rework pneumatic and hydraulic pressure systems and flow devices.
- • Train technicians and users on proper use, handling, and care of calibrated equipment.
- • Develop, refine, or validate calibration procedures and uncertainty estimates.
- • Calibrate sensors and actuators on automated machinery and robotic equipment.
- • Prepare calibration certificates and reports with as-found/as-left data and traceability.
- • Diagnose drift, noise, or control issues by analyzing analog and digital circuitry and signal paths.
- • Trend calibration data and recommend interval changes or process improvements.
- • Coordinate with engineering, machining, or vendors to resolve out-of-tolerance conditions.
- • Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540, and customer requirements.
- • Maintain calibration schedules, asset inventories, labels, and traceability records.
- • Assemble and configure test setups, data acquisition, and software for calibrations.
- • Perform preventive maintenance and adjustments to restore instrument accuracy.
- • Create or update simple wiring diagrams, setup drawings, and work instructions.
- • Select appropriate standards, methods, and environmental controls for each calibration.
- • Recommend measurement equipment and standards to meet accuracy and range needs.
- • Conduct internal quality checks, proficiency tests, and interlaboratory comparisons.
- • Translate equipment specifications into test points, tolerances, and acceptance criteria.
- • Assist engineers with instrumentation for experiments, validation, and commissioning.
- • Follow safety procedures for electrical, pressure, chemical, and laser hazards.
- • Manage out-of-tolerance investigations and initiate corrective actions.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
