GIOS Technology
Technical Engineer
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Technical Engineer
Location: Flintshire, UK – Onsite
Mode: Contract (06+ Months)
Rates: 21 GBP per hour Inside IR35
Job Purpose
To measure and characterise the performance of customer mechanical test and measurement equipment (TME) by comparison to TEPL calibration standards or artefacts, in accordance with authorised procedure and metrological good practice.
Responsibilities of the Job
- Understanding and complying with statutory, quality and organisational requirements for aviation, including safety, documentation, occupational health and safety in an aviation environment.
- To carry out calibration and/or measurements in accordance with authorised documentation.
- Adjustment or partial reconditioning of customer assets that have drifted outside specification (where possible).
- To complete all relevant paperwork to declare the customer asset as conforming to required specification and having a calibration that is traceable to the International System of Units (SI units), as realised at NMI (national metrological institution) level.
- To ensure that calibration standards or artefacts used during measurement activities are those specified in the authorised calibration procedure, are fit for use and hold a valid calibration status.
- To report any suspected issues with calibration standards or artefacts that may compromise the integrity of measurement results.
- To analyse and interpret measurement results, ensuring that customer asset performance is within the specification stated in the applicable calibration statement of requirement and/or standard.
- To update calibration records on TEPL business system prior to and after any calibration activity. To ensure that data has been captured accurately regarding calibration assets/artefacts used and that any important information regarding customer asset as-found and as-left conditions has been logged.
- To ensure the proper handling of customer assets both during measurement activity and in preparation of hand-over to warehousing team.
- To coordinate with Team Leader and/or TEPL Support Engineers in the raising of Request For Change (RFC) forms for issues that have been identified about documented calibration procedures.
- To carry out pre-production proving of technical documents following RFC process and to provide feedback to actioning engineer and agree corrective amendment action where necessary or coordinate with TEPL Test & Measuring Equipment Controller (TMEC) in the sign-off of amended documentation.
- To assist TEPL TMEC in the round-up of TEPL calibration standards and artefacts in preparation for internal recalibration or dispatch to external calibration organisations.
- To assist with development of calibration methodology and procedure, where agreed with the Team Leader.
- To report calibration standards and artefacts that are suspected to have drifted excessively in value or whose operation is suspect and may have an impact on validity of measurement.
- To follow procedure regarding the bonding of customer assets where a TEPL standard or procedure has become unavailable or unsuitable for use.
- To ensure the protection of mechanical calibration standards if the laboratory experiences an unacceptable drift in ambient humidity and temperature conditions outside specified parameters.
- To ensure the cleanliness and integrity of working calibration area in preparation of measurement activity and to maintain on an ongoing basis.
- To assist with technical queries received through TEPL Helpdesk, where possible and on the strict condition that there is no risk to integrity of results or customer confidentiality.
- To coordinate with TEPL Engineering Support in the authorisation of alternative Test and Measurement equipment if a suitable alternative calibration standard has been identified in lieu of either a specified standard that is unavailable or if an opportunity for enhanced accuracy has been identified.
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Intellectual Demands of the Job
While most of the role will mandate the candidate operate in accordance with authorised procedure to specified tolerancing criteria, the need for opportunities to be involved in the development of improved metrological practice within TEPL will be commonplace. The candidate may be asked to assist with investigations potentially leading to amendments in existing calibration documentation or procedures, including response to changes in manufacturer technical drawings/instructions, receipt of customer unknown item types, response to calibration standard obsolescence, etc. The candidate is required to maintain a consistent quality of work and generate technically valid results despite a high degree of repetition that may be perceived due to the high throughput level of more conventional types of customer TME.
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Communication Demands of the Job
Internal communications are with DECA employees at all levels. External communications are with senior level customers and potential customers for onsite visits and with existing customers/engineers. Communication amongst the calibration team is essential about the calibration activities. Any member of the team may potentially be asked to provide on the job training to a colleague who is familiarising themselves with a new task, or a new member of the team who is in training prior to MAOS authorisation. Category B Calibration personnel may be asked to over-stamp and ensure validity of results of a category A authorised colleague who is in training. Communication between calibration personnel and TEPL Helpdesk is required when assessing the TEPLs capability to satisfy a while-you-wait or priority demand for asset calibration from a customer. Communication with a calibration asset end-user or unit point of contact may be required (either directly or in coordination with the Team Leader) where a customer assets performance falls outside specification but the issue of a limited calibration may be advisable. Any deviation from authorised calibration procedure must be documented clearly and a suitable information label must be affixed to customer assets where this action has taken place.
Physical Demands
Dimensional calibration standards and artefacts can be excessively heavy yet delicate in nature, often mandating the utilisation of multiple operators or specialised lifting equipment. Pre-calibration processes involved in the calibration of force and torque customer assets often mandates the lifting of heavy equipment and the manipulation of assets which may be resistive to applied forces. Prolonged periods standing while efforts are maintained to avoid transferring vibration or movement to calibration setups. Work involved in this calibration discipline is often highly detailed and requires the metrologist to discern fine graduation markings on calibration equipment. Customer assets calibrated in Force and Torque area discipline may be heavy in nature and require the manipulation of tight fasteners to facilitate adjustment. Correct use of PPE is essential in all aspects of mechanical calibration.
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