Senior Calibration Tech - Aerospace Quality & Inspection

Front Door Defense; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Calibration Technician to lead calibration and inspection programs ensuring aerospace-grade product conformity. You will support manufacturing and quality operations by performing advanced inspections, evaluating product conformity, and maintaining calibration status across inspection equipment.

This hands-on role requires cross-functional collaboration with quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain, driving improvements and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years in quality control, inspection, or manufacturing.
• Expertise in inspecting to engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Experience with calibration, measurement control, and nonconformance handling.
• Ability to analyze defect trends and drive corrective actions.
• Strong documentation practices and traceability.
• Experience in aerospace/electronics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections to verify product conformity.
• Evaluate dimensions, workmanship, materials, and documentation to identify nonconformances.
• Resolve inspection discrepancies and support containment actions.
• Verify measurement methods and acceptance criteria are appropriate.
• Perform or support calibration and functional checks of inspection equipment.
• Maintain calibration status, traceability, and records.
• Identify out-of-tolerance equipment and assess impact on products.
• Maintain inspection records and quality documentation.
• Review trends to identify recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare inspection summaries and provide evidence for audits and quality reviews.
• Collaborate with quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain to resolve issues.
• Communicate findings and corrective actions to stakeholders.
• Identify improvements to inspection methods and measurement practices.

Skills

Quality control

Inspection methodologies

GD&T interpretation

Calibration control

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Associate degree in Quality/Manufacturing/Industrial Technology

IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 certification

Job description

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Calibration Technician to lead calibration and inspection programs ensuring aerospace-grade product conformity. You will support manufacturing and quality operations by performing advanced inspections, evaluating product conformity, and maintaining calibration status across inspection equipment.

This hands-on role requires cross-functional collaboration with quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain, driving improvements and