Technical Engineer

We are hiring for Technical Engineer at Flintshire, UK – Onsite

Job Title:

Technical Engineer

Location:

Flintshire, UK – Onsite

Mode:

Contract (06+ Months)

Rates:

21 GBP per hour Inside IR35

JOB PURPOSE:

• To measure and characterise the performance of customer mechanical test and measurement equipment (TME) by comparison to TEPL calibration standards or artefacts, in accordance with authorised procedure and metrological good practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Understanding and complying with statutory, quality and organisational requirements for aviation, including safety, documentation, occupational health and safety in an aviation environment1.
• To carry out calibration and/or measurements in accordance with authorised documentation.
• Adjustment or partial reconditioning of customer assets that have drifted outside specification (where possible).
• To complete all relevant paperwork (e.g. F731) to declare the customer asset as conforming to required specification and having a calibration that is traceable to the International System of Units (SI units), as realised at NMI (national metrological institution) level.
• To ensure that calibration standards or artefacts used during measurement activities are those specified in the authorised calibration procedure, are fit for use and hold a valid calibration status.
• To report any suspected issues with calibration standards or artefacts that may compromise the integrity of measurement results.
• To analyse and interpret measurement results, ensuring that customer asset performance is within the specification stated in the applicable calibration statement of requirement and/or standard.
• To update calibration records on TEPL business system (Beaver Data Management System (DMS)) prior to and after any calibration activity. To ensure that data has been captured accurately regarding calibration assets/artefacts used (metrological traceability) and that any important information regarding customer asset as-found and as-left conditions has been logged.

INTELLECTUAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB

• While most of the role will mandate the candidate operate in accordance with authorised procedure to specified tolerancing criteria, the need for opportunities to be involved in the development of improved metrological practice within TEPL will be commonplace.
• The candidate may be asked to assist with investigations potentially leading to amendments in existing calibration documentation or procedures, including response to changes in manufacturer technical drawings/instructions, receipt of customer unknown item types, response to calibration standard obsolescence, etc.
• The candidate is required to maintain a consistent quality of work and generate technically valid results despite a high degree of repetition that may be perceived due to the high throughput level of more conventional types of customer TME

COMMUNICATION DEMANDS OF THE JOB

• Internal communications are with DECA employees at all levels.
• External communications are with senior level customers and potential customers for onsite visits and with existing customers/engineers.
• Communication amongst the calibration team is essential about the calibration activities. Any member of the team may potentially be asked to provide on the job training to a colleague who is familiarising themselves with a new task, or a new member of the team who is in training prior to MAOS authorisation.
• Category B Calibration personnel may be asked to over-stamp and ensure validity of results of a category A authorised colleague who is in training.
• Communication between calibration personnel and TEPL Helpdesk is required when assessing the TEPLs capability to satisfy a while-you-wait or priority demand for asset calibration from a customer.
• Communication with a calibration asset end-user or unit point of contact may be required (either directly or in coordination with the Team Leader) where a customer assets performance falls outside specification but the issue of a limited calibration may be advisable. Any deviation from authorised calibration procedure must be documented clearly and a suitable information label must be affixed to customer assets where this action has taken place

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Dimensional calibration standards and artefacts can be excessively heavy yet delicate in nature, often mandating the utilisation of multiple operators or specialised lifting equipment.
• Pre-calibration processes involved in the calibration of force and torque customer assets often mandates the lifting of heavy equipment and the manipulation of assets which may be resistive to applied forces.
• Prolonged periods standing while efforts are maintained to avoid transferring vibration or movement to calibration setups.
• Work involved in this calibration discipline is often highly detailed and requires the metrologist to discern fine graduation markings on calibration equipment.
• Customer assets calibrated in Force and Torque area discipline may be heavy in nature and require the manipulation of tight fasteners to facilitate adjustment.
• Correct use of PPE is essential in all aspects of mechanical calibration