Metrologist

Are you a highly motivated professional ready to start a new and exciting chapter in your career? The Department of General Services, Strategic Support & Audit Division is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Metrologist. In this role, you will perform calibrations on precision standards of mass, volume, length, time and force submitted by private industry, state agencies and law enforcement agencies. If you are someone who specializes in ensuring accuracy and reliability of measurements, this is the opportunity for you!

In this essential role, you will participate in the maintenance and implementation of the laboratory's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) laboratory recognition and NIST, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation. Work involves calibrating field standards for State, County and Municipal officials and working standards for industry. This includes calibrating Class IIII Scales (wheel load or axle load weighers) used by the Pennsylvania State Police, municipal police departments, PennDOT districts and commercial entities to enforce and comply vehicle weight laws and permits. You will have the opportunity to participate in the Northeast Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP), a regional organization of NIST, Office of Weights and Measures (NIST, OWM), to aid in the continuing evaluation of the laboratory's measurements assurance.

Other duties to include but not limited to:

• Participating in internal and external management system audits, compiling findings and implementing appropriate actions
• Calibrating, or preparing for, the calibration of laboratory reference and working standards
• Preparing calibration certificates in compliance to the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard
• Use of a variety of equipment (straps, chains, lifting fixtures, forklift, and fork extenders) to safely handle customer artifacts for calibration from receipt to final shipment

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or mathematics and one year of professional experience in a metrology laboratory; or
• An associates degree in metrology and three years of professional experience in a metrology laboratory. Weights and measures enforcement experience may be substituted for education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of education.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Successful completion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) training seminars, including laboratory auditing problems (LAP's).
  • Fundamentals of Metrology
  • Mass Metrology
  • Volume Metrology

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.