Senior Calibration Technician Hardware

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

Senior Calibration Technician

Lead calibration and inspection program to ensure aerospace-grade product conformity

Location: Austin, Texas

About The Role

Senior Calibration Technician

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Senior Calibration Technician to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.

In this position, you will support manufacturing and quality operations by performing advanced inspections, evaluating product conformity, and supporting calibration and measurement control activities for inspection and test equipment. This role applies inspection knowledge to resolve complex quality issues, verify measurement equipment suitability and calibration status, and ensure products consistently meet engineering, customer, regulatory, and organizational quality requirements. Through accurate inspection and measurement control, the Senior Quality Inspector helps maintain product conformity, measurement reliability, and consistent quality throughout production.

Working cross-functionally with quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain, this role supports incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities as well as calibration controls that ensure inspection equipment, product acceptance, and quality records meet established requirements.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections to verify product conformity with engineering requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate dimensions, workmanship, materials, documentation, and inspection results to identify nonconformances and support disposition decisions.
• Resolve complex inspection discrepancies by evaluating findings, recommending corrective actions, and supporting containment activities.
• Verify inspection methods, measurement equipment, and acceptance criteria are appropriate for the product and inspection requirements.
• Perform or support calibration, verification, and functional checks of inspection and measurement equipment in accordance with established requirements.
• Maintain equipment identification, calibration status, traceability, and supporting records to ensure measurement equipment remains suitable for use.
• Identify out-of-tolerance, damaged, expired, or unsuitable measurement equipment and support evaluation of potential impacts to inspected product.
• Maintain inspection records, nonconformance reports, quality documentation, calibration records, and supporting data in accordance with quality management system requirements.
• Review inspection trends, defect data, and quality findings to identify recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare inspection summaries and provide objective evidence supporting audits, corrective actions, product acceptance, and quality reviews.
• Partner with quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain to resolve inspection issues, product discrepancies, and quality concerns.
• Communicate inspection findings, nonconformances, measurement concerns, and corrective action recommendations to appropriate stakeholders.
• Identify improvements to inspection methods, quality controls, measurement practices, and workflows that strengthen product quality and manufacturing consistency.

Job Requirements and Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree, formal occupational training, or industry certification in Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field with 5–7 years of experience in quality control, inspection, manufacturing, production, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of quality control, inspection methodologies, product acceptance, and manufacturing quality principles.
• Expertise in interpreting engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), specifications, inspection procedures, and acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency in advanced inspection techniques, precision measurement, nonconformance reporting, corrective action processes, and controlled documentation practices.
• Strong knowledge of precision measurement equipment, calibration requirements, equipment traceability, and measurement control practices.
• Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems, product traceability, manufacturing quality requirements, first article inspection, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in evaluating inspection results, defect trends, nonconformances, and quality risks to recommend practical improvements.
• Demonstrates sound judgment when evaluating product conformity, inspection results, measurement validity, manufacturing priorities, and compliance with quality requirements.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in the aerospace or electronics industry.
• IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 certification.

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.