What are the responsibilities and job description for the Calibration Technician-Field Service position at Tektronix?
The Calibration Technician is responsible for performing precise, high-quality calibrations at customer sites across various locations. This field-based role involves travel, including a mixture of local day travel and overnight trips, depending on customer location and project requirements. The technician will support calibration activities across a wide range of disciplines, including RF, electrical, dimensional, torque, pressure, and temperature. The ideal candidate has hands-on calibration experience, a strong understanding of industry standards, and a willingness to cross-train across multiple disciplines. This role also requires solid technical documentation skills and the ability to represent the company professionally in customer-facing environments.Key Responsibilities: Calibration Execution- Perform calibrations in accordance with company procedures and applicable standards (ISO/IEC 17025, ISO9001, AS9100, ANZ540.1).- Specialize in overall calibration while supporting additional disciplines as needed; demonstrate willingness to cross-train in other calibration areas.- Accurately document calibration results, ensuring traceability, completeness, and compliance.- Maintain and verify calibration standards and escalate equipment issues to supervisors as needed.Field Support & Customer Service- Travel 100% of the time to customer sites, including a combination of local travel and overnight stays.- Support setup and teardown of mobile calibration workstations or onsite labs.- Communicate professionally with customers regarding service status, technical requirements, and scheduling needs.Team Collaboration- Coordinate with supervisors and team members to ensure timely completion of assigned work.- Participate in onboarding and cross-training opportunities to increase flexibility across disciplines.- Share feedback and contribute to continuous improvement of service delivery.Quality & Compliance- Follow all safety guidelines, company SOPs, and calibration protocols.- Support quality assurance efforts, including audits, compliance reviews, and lean initiatives (e.g., 5S, Kaizen).- Help maintain clean, audit-ready calibration workspaces and tools.Qualifications- 1–3 years of hands-on calibration experience in a lab or field setting.- Experience with RF/GP calibration is preferred.- Willing and able to travel, including local and overnight travel based on assignment.- Familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025 and calibration standards.- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow technical procedures.Preferred Skills- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Dynamics.- Familiarity with calibration and service management tools such as FSM, CalWeb, and Gage.- Willingness to cross-train in multiple disciplines (e.g., RF, electrical, pressure, temperature, torque, dimensional).- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.- Experience working in customer-facing or onsite roles for large accounts or multi-site operations.Company DescriptionWe are the measurement insight company committed to performance, and compelled by possibilities.Tektronix designs and manufactures test and measurement solutions to break through the walls of complexity, and accelerate global innovation. Together we empower engineers to create and realize technological advances with ever greater ease, speed and accuracy. Tektronix solutions have supported many of humankind’s greatest advances of the past 70 years. Health. Communication. Mobility. Space. With offices in 21 countries, we are committed to the scientists, engineers and technicians around the world who will define the future.
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