Calibration Technician, Test Equipment Services (onsite)

Calibration Technician, Test Equipment Services

As a Calibration Technician, Test Equipment Services at Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the measurement systems that support our mission-essential aerospace programs. This position is focused specifically on physical and dimensional calibration disciplines, including temperature, torque, pressure, force, mass, and related measurement systems. Working onsite, you'll take ownership of complex calibration and repair activities, ensuring equipment meets stringent aerospace standards and remains fully compliant, traceable, and audit-ready.

In this hands-on technical role, you'll apply strong electronic theory and advanced troubleshooting skills while working from minimal documentation to diagnose, adjust, and restore precision measurement equipment. You'll collaborate closely with engineers and cross-functional partners, contribute to the development of improved calibration processes, and help drive continuous improvement across the lab and supported sites. If you thrive in an environment where precision matters, enjoy solving technically complex measurement challenges, and want your work to directly impact product quality and program execution, this role offers meaningful responsibility and long-term growth potential.

This role will be performed onsite in our Collins Aerospace location in Cedar Rapids, IA.

What You Will Do:

1. Calibrate and repair test equipment related to Physical/Dimensional Test Equipment including temperature, torque, pressure, force, mass, and more
2. Must be able to read electrical schematics
3. Work under minimal supervision and perform a variety of highly complex technical tasks which require a substantial understanding of engineering techniques and all technical objectives
4. Utilize effective communication and provides technical recommendations for capital, expense, and service acquisitions
5. Works from minimal documentation or written or verbal instructions
6. May assist engineers with design and development of new calibration processes
7. Maintains a monthly/weekly workload of calibration and repair
8. Support on-site calibration and repairs as needed at various surrounding sites
9. Work with various electrical, physical, and mechanical test equipment
10. Applies significant electronic theory to configure, model, layout, prototype, build, test, troubleshoot, determine solutions and modify electronic products for engineering efforts applicable to the department
11. Performs as member of a technical team utilizing effective communication skills, including interaction with level leadership and customers
12. Actively promotes team decision making

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically required and AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Strong knowledge of electronic circuitry and troubleshooting skills

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with test equipment such as pressure/vacuum gauges, temperature indicators, TCs, scales, torque tools, etc. preferred
• Excellent communicator both written and verbal
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair off prints, or written work instructions
• Must have good time management skills and work from a weekly/monthly to-do list and be able to re-organize if priorities suddenly shift

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

The salary range for this role is 53,100 USD - 100,900 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.