Metrology Engineer

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Work independently or with minimal supervision on complex projects, including reviewing TMDE specifications, performing uncertainty analysis and measurement traceability, and calculating test accuracy ratios.
• Develop, calibrate, and maintain measurement instruments and systems to ensure compliance with Navy, national and international standards.
• Guide Inter-Laboratory Comparison program IAW Navy METCAL policy and guidance. Design and implement metrology platforms, including test procedures, data analysis, and quality control guidelines for product specifications.
• Recommend new Calibration/Measurement processes and procedures; Conduct reviews, validations, and documentation of metrology procedures; Maintain Statistical Process Control for laboratory supported measurement areas.
• Analyze measurement data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement; certify equipment and processes for accuracy Generate Calibration Measurement Reports (CMRs) to document technical requirements and analysis.
• Provide support with the development and implementation of calibration procedures in accordance with Navy METCAL policy.

Requirements

• Education – A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physical science.
• Technical Experience: Two (2) years of work-related experience demonstrating a technical understanding of the work. (A GPA of 3.0 or higher may be substituted for one year of experience.)

Preferred Qualifications or Skills

• Knowledge of the Navy Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) Program and ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation.
• Preparing a variety of metrology directives, including Instrument Calibration Procedures (ICP), Metrology.
• Drafting Engineering Reports, Quality Manuals, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Conducting engineering investigations/evaluations, calculations, and preparing final designs of measurement systems.
• Communicating and coordinating with local personnel, commercial calibration labs, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to maintain and improve calibration lab capabilities.
• Providing metrology technical advice, engineering services and calibration support.
• Developing computer programs to automate calibration calculations and measurements.
• Documenting computer hardware and software configurations in accordance with ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
• Documenting uncertainty budgets to properly account for calibration and testing error sources.