Calibration Engineer

We are looking for a skilled Calibration Engineer with a strong background in laboratory calibration within a UKAS-accredited environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise in calibrating a wide range of instruments, including temperature, dimensional, torque, pressure, frequency, and related disciplines.

This role is based within in the RS calibration laboratory situated in our Corby facility.

Our calibration laboratory supports a wide range of test and measurement products, from digital multi-meters to waveform generators, and physical equipment such as steel rules and pressure calibrators. In this role, you will be responsible for calibrating both new instruments purchased from the RS catalogue and returned equipment (from RS and non-RS customers) for recalibration, ensuring all work is in compliance with our UKAS and BSI certifications.

What you will be doing:

Lead and perform calibrations on a variety of test and measurement equipment, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards and accreditations (ISO 17025, ISO 9001). Work collaboratively with the team to meet customer requirements and ensure items are dispatched within the department’s published turnaround times. Conduct internal calibration of reference standards and laboratory equipment. Contribute to the development of calibration methodologies, ensuring adherence to best practices and enhancing the laboratory’s service offerings. Provide technical training and guidance to colleagues, supporting their development and updating procedures as needed. Participate in UKAS audits and be representative on area of expertise.

What do I need to be successful?

If you have the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:

Extensive experience in laboratory calibration across temperature, torque, pressure, dimensional, and related disciplines. In-depth understanding of UKAS accreditation, external audits, and compliance requirements. Proven experience in developing calibration methods, equipment maintenance, and process improvement. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot, and optimize laboratory instruments and measurement systems. Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel. Degree/ City & Guilds / ONC / BTEC in a relevant STEM field (or equivalent experience). A working knowledge of COSHH.

What’s in it for you?

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including:

Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery

We are RS Group.

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible. Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. ​

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. ​

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems. ​

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. ​

Come and join us and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.