Calibration Engineer
Also known as: Metrology Engineer
Checks measuring instruments against reference standards and keeps calibration records audit-ready.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A calibration engineer checks measuring instruments — gauges, meters, sensors, weighing and test equipment — against reference standards and issues calibration records. Employers include calibration laboratories, manufacturing plants, pharma companies and instrument service firms. A typical day involves running calibrations, working out measurement uncertainty, and keeping equipment and documents ready for audits.
- Calibrates gauges, meters and sensors
- Estimates measurement uncertainty
- Maintains records and certificates
- Prepares the lab for audits
How you get in
Freshers usually join a NABL-accredited calibration lab or a plant's quality or metrology team as a trainee. A short course in metrology or ISO/IEC 17025 and comfort with documentation help.
Salary in India
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Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Metrology and measurement uncertainty
- Using reference standards and calibrators
- Electrical, pressure and temperature calibration
- Documentation for audits
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work is precise and procedure-driven, and audits are a regular part of the job.
- On-site calibration involves travel to client plants.
- Next roles: senior calibration engineer, lab technical manager, quality manager.
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