Calibration Technician, Test Equipment Services

Date Posted: 2026-02-12
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-107 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 107)
Position Role Type: Onsite
Salary Range: $53,100 USD - $100,900 USD

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Security Clearance: Not Required

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate and repair test equipment related to Physical/Dimensional Test Equipment including temperature, torque, pressure, force, mass, and more
• Read electrical schematics
• 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
• Utilize effective communication and provide technical recommendations for capital, expense, and service acquisitions
• Work from minimal documentation or written or verbal instructions
• Assist engineers with design and development of new calibration processes
• Maintain a monthly/weekly workload of calibration and repair
• Support on-site calibration and repairs as needed at various surrounding sites
• Work with various electrical, physical, and mechanical test equipment
• Apply significant electronic theory to configure, model, layout, prototype, build, test, troubleshoot, determine solutions and modify electronic products for engineering efforts applicable to the department
• Perform as member of a technical team utilizing effective communication skills, including interaction with level leadership and customers
• Actively promote team decision making

Qualifications

Must Have

• 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

Preferred

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

Benefits

• 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: 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

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.

About Collins Aerospace

At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Additional Information

This role will be performed onsite in our Collins Aerospace location in Cedar Rapids, IA. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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, disability, or protected veteran status.