Senior Calibration Engineer

About ACES

Job Summary

Managerial Duties

• Implement company policies, goals, objectives and procedures and support in their development as needed.
• Oversee the implementation of operations plan, policies, procedures and transition/migration plans.
• Support calibration technical head in management of resources, cost control and budgeting.
• Monitor costs and resources in day-to-day activities.
• Avoid any conflicts of interest that could compromise impartiality and provide unbiased, objective assessments of equipment.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all data and calibration results, including secure handling and storage of sensitive information.

Technical Duties

• Respond to customers' inquiries concerning calibration progress and reporting.
• Prepare and initially check calibration reports prior to their submission for approval by the calibration Head.
• Analyze data and conduct corrective action to prevent non-conforming items.
• Set calibration schedules and supervise work performed by supervisor and technicians.
• Communicate with equipment suppliers/vendors and calibration agency for purchasing, calibration and rental.
• Review the master equipment certificates, calibration agencies CMCs and suppliers' proposals in accordance with relevant standard requirements.
• Evaluate requests, prepare and provide quotes and bids on calibration, maintenance and special inspection works.
• Conduct calibration/verification and special inspection reports and communicate results to calibration section head, client, contractor and other relevant parties.
• Ensure tests are carried out in accordance with relevant standard test methods/work instructions and agreed customers' requirements.
• Conduct analysis after receiving test results from technicians and ensure compliance with national and international standards.
• Ensure all site/lab equipment and instruments are fit for use by providing necessary resources for calibration and maintenance programs.
• Investigate existing and potential non-conformities, devise and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related scientific field is often preferred.
• 4-6 years of experience in the field of calibration and Instrument Engineering.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Calibration work instructions, test standards and specifications related to calibration.
• Understanding of various measurement instruments and their calibration/maintenance.
• Metrology and SI principles to ensure precision and accuracy in measurements.
• Identify the potential sources of measurement uncertainty.
• Operation and use of testing equipment.
• Fundamentals of mathematics, calculations, statistics and data analysis.
• Various software related to calibration activities.
• Measurement, basic technical and laboratory skills.
• Occupational safety.
• MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Reporting and Direct Reports

Why Work for ACES

• ACES strives to create a professionally stimulating, intellectually challenging and personally rewarding work environment.
• ACES is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified, motivated staff who support clients on projects throughout the Middle East.
• ACES offers opportunities for staff to improve skills and meet new challenges across a diverse project portfolio.
• ACES integrates sustainability into daily operations and strategic direction, guided by the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard.