Calibration Lab Manager

Micro Quality Calibration, Inc.; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonuses

Birthday perks

Team appreciation

Job summary

Micro Quality Calibration, Inc. seeks an experienced Calibration Lab Manager to lead daily operations, technical staff, quality, and calibration activities.

The role combines hands-on calibration with strong leadership and management responsibilities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across multiple disciplines. The successful candidate will oversee staff, workflow, quality systems, scheduling, equipment, and processes, while communicating with technicians, engineers, customers,

Qualifications

• Must have 7-10 years of bench calibration/metrology experience.
• Proven management experience leading calibration laboratory or technical operations.
• Strong knowledge of calibration processes and metrology across multiple disciplines.
• Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, A2LA, NIST traceability and audits preferred.
• Military PMEL/TMDE/DOD calibration experience preferred.
• Proven leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with calibration software, ERP/LIMS, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and turnaround requirements.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. for onsite visits.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.
• Incentives and recognition programs.
• Daily coffee, donuts, monthly lunches, and team events.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily calibration operations, workflow, staffing, capacity, and turnaround while ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide guidance on calibration procedures, instrumentation, standards, traceability, and uncertainty.
• Maintain ISO/IEC 17025, A2LA, NIST traceability, and MQC quality records and documentation.
• Lead, train, and develop calibration technicians; assign work based on qualifications and workload.
• Identify training needs and maintain a safe, quality-focused team environment.
• Oversee equipment, environmental conditions, and maintenance; drive process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Tools

ERP/LIMS

Calibration software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Founded in 1978, Micro Quality Calibration (MQC) is one of the largest privately owned metrology labs on the West Coast, serving aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, and other precision-driven industries. Operating from a new 22,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility, MQC is trusted by thousands of companies nationwide. Calibration is performed to NIST-traceable standards, with A2LA accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 and ANSI/NCSL. MQC is known for quality, accuracy, responsiveness, and a 5-business-day turnaround.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Calibration Lab Manager to lead daily laboratory operations, technical staff, quality, productivity, and calibration activities. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on calibration experience combined with proven technical leadership and management skills.

The successful candidate will oversee calibration operations, personnel, workflow, quality systems, scheduling, equipment, and technical processes. This is a hands‑on leadership position requiring strong communication with technicians, engineers, customers, vendors, auditors, and senior management while ensuring quality, accuracy, and turnaround requirements are met.

Responsibilities:

Calibration & Laboratory Operations

• Oversee daily calibration operations, workflow, staffing, productivity, capacity, and turnaround while ensuring accurate and timely customer work.


• Provide technical guidance on calibration procedures, instrumentation, measurement systems, standards, traceability, uncertainty, calibration intervals, and out-of-tolerance conditions across multiple disciplines.

Quality & Compliance

• Maintain compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, A2LA, NIST traceability, ANSI/NCSL, and MQC quality procedures; ensure accurate calibration records, certificates, procedures, and technical documentation.


• Support internal, A2LA, and customer audits, including preparation, nonconformances, corrective actions, customer complaints, and continuous improvement.

Leadership & Personnel

• Lead, train, develop, and hold calibration technicians and laboratory personnel accountable while assigning work based on qualifications, workload, and customer requirements.


• Identify training and cross‑training needs while maintaining a professional, safe, quality‑focused, and team‑oriented environment.

Equipment, Facility & Improvement

• Oversee calibration standards, equipment, environmental conditions, facilities, and maintenance requirements to support laboratory operations.


• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to calibration processes, efficiency, quality, turnaround, and overall laboratory performance.

Requirements and Skills:

• Must have 7-10 years of bench calibration/metrology experience.


• Proven management experience leading calibration laboratory or technical operations.


• Strong knowledge of calibration processes, instrumentation, measurement systems, metrology principles, and multiple disciplines including electrical, dimensional, mechanical, temperature, pressure, RF, and/or physical.


• Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, A2LA, NIST traceability, ANSI/NCSL, audits, measurement uncertainty, and out‑of‑tolerance conditions preferred.


• Military PMEL/TMDE/DOD calibration experience preferred.


• Proven leadership, communication, organizational, time‑management, prioritization, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.


• Experience with calibration management software, ERP/LIMS, and Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams preferred.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and turnaround requirements.


• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. for potential onsite customer visits.


• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.


• Incentives & Recognition: Referral bonuses, birthday perks, team appreciation


• Workplace Culture: Daily coffee, Friday donuts, monthly lunches, holiday events, team outings.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

MQC is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer.