Senior Metrology Technician

Senior Metrology Technician, Albuquerque, NM

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.  

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Education reimbursement
• 401k program
• Learning platform
• And more! 

Summary:
The Senior Metrology Technician is responsible for the calibration, maintenance, and repair of various types of measurement and test equipment (M&TE) throughout the facility to ensure precision, accuracy, and compliance with industry standards. This role involves scheduling and performing complex calibrations, troubleshooting instrumentation issues, and maintaining comprehensive calibration records. The technician works with both analog and digital M&TE, including but not limited to gauges, transducers, temperature and humidity sensors, calipers, micrometers, top-loading balances, and floor scales. The Senior Metrology Technician also takes a leadership role in training junior technicians, designing or developing enhancements to calibration methods, and ensuring coordination of calibration activities with internal teams and external vendors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Complete calibration certificates in an orderly and neat manner
• Review calibration data ensuring the accuracy of calibration, dates, and completeness
• Use computers to enter calibration data and other calibration software tasks
• Coordination of calibration activities with user/ Management
• On occasion, be called into work on non-scheduled hours
• Communication of instrumentation problems with user/ Management.
• Troubleshoot and make minor repairs to instrumentation
• Must be capable of calibrating major systems with minimal supervision
• Train lower tech level personnel in the proper techniques and technical understanding necessary to provide accurate and technically acceptable M&TE calibrations
• Maintain accurate and current M&TE procedures and documentation
• Design and/or develop enhancements to existing M&TE calibration methods
• Coordinates with vendors on a regular basis to have M&TE calibrated by designated labaorities bases on individual M&TE requirements 
Read/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance 
• Maintain up to date trainings 
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum of four (4) years metrology technician or related work experience
• Associate's degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, or related field, preferred
• Technical training with eight (8) years experience in calibration, instrumentation, or electronic troubleshooting, preferred

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as, but not limited to, safety instructions, standard operating procedures, policies, and manuals. Ability to write clearly and communicate effectively. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and percentages. Ability to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability: Ability to demonstrate understanding and effective application of written and oral instruction. Computer Skills: Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Ability to quickly adapt and learn new manufacturing software systems.

Other Skills and Abilities: 

• Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment
• Champions change 
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members. 
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail
• Qualified candidates must possess basic computer skills including utilizing software such as calibration manager
• Ability to enter calibration data, write reports, and business correspondences
• Ability to comprehend and apply principles of physics and basic mathematics through modern algebra
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret SOP’s, technical procedures, and government regulations
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions from these