Lead Metrology Technician (Deer Valley Area)

KBR•Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Lead Metrology Technician works under general supervision at KBR’s Deer Valley, 19th Avenue area location. The role coordinates and expedites the flow of material, parts, and assemblies to meet schedules and customer requirements; establishes and communicates deliverable completion dates; verifies incoming and outgoing shipments; and maintains related records. The technician also serves as a resource for complex issues and may help train or check the work of lower-level employees. The role performs and supports calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and testing across temperature, dimensional, mechanical, and electronic parameters. It contributes to laboratory operations by coordinating customer schedules, assigning daily work, maintaining compliant documentation, supporting the Laboratory Manager, and reporting activity and status to management. The position also provides technical guidance to customers and colleagues, supports productivity and cost-avoidance efforts, and promotes safe, quality-focused work. KBR Metrology supports Honeywell Aerospace, Otto Instruments, Garrett Advance Motion, and their suppliers through calibration and repair, pyrometry services, metrology engineering, inspections, preventative maintenance, CMM inspections, automation and programming, technical support, calibration recall management, and performance tracking. Employees who join KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off are expected to transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Seven years of directly related work experience.
Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Working knowledge of SAP or other tracking systems for receiving transactions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating logistics functions in a government or defense environment.
Familiarity with environmental and safety compliance in logistics operations.
Strong organizational and communication skills to manage priorities and schedules effectively.
Experience with a variety of dimensional, physical, and RF calibration, with emphasis on electronic calibration procedures.

Responsibilities

Back up the Lab Manager as needed and assist with daily laboratory operations, work scheduling, customer interactions, communications, and meetings.
Assign daily work to junior technicians; orient, train, mentor, and check the work of lower-level employees.
Coordinate with customers on scheduling and calibrations.
Calibrate and troubleshoot equipment, including fault isolation, adjustment, and repair using TMDE-certified laboratory standards.
Perform calibrations and repairs across temperature, physical dimensional, mechanical, and electronic parameters, including calibrations on metrology standards.
Develop, modify, and review calibration procedures; conduct uncertainty analyses and develop uncertainty budgets.
Perform complex equipment configurations and tests according to instructions, blueprints, schematic sketches, and prescribed testing procedures.
Use hand tools, set up and operate standard machine tools, and use common laboratory measuring, calibration, and test equipment.
Troubleshoot in conjunction with design modifications and production or engineering liaison functions.
Provide guidance to customers and equipment operators regarding equipment operation.
Maintain test data and prepare or assist with test procedures, test evaluation reports, work instructions, and reports.
Ensure documentation meets Quality Systems requirements.
Prepare reports on system conditions, repairs, and preventive maintenance, and maintain repair and maintenance records required by federal and departmental regulations and directives.
Provide activity and status reports to management and serve as a resource to resolve complex problems and issues.
Resolve group and customer issues, anticipate problems, and initiate actions to improve department productivity.
Identify and oversee productivity savings and cost-avoidance initiatives.
Help customers define technical requirements to meet their objectives.
Perform work in compliance with HS&E requirements and take action to maintain a safe working environment.
Participate constructively in process improvement to provide timely, cost-effective, quality services.
Perform other duties as assigned.