Metrology Engineer

This role sits within a global materials science and glass manufacturing company's Division Quality organization, at a facility that produces specialty glass products for consumer electronics and other industries. You'd support the transfer of new measurement technology from R&D into full-scale production.

Responsibilities

• Lead metrology projects from concept through implementation to support R&D to manufacturing transfer
• Collaborate with QA, engineering, manufacturing, and software and controls teams to implement measurement solutions
• Develop metrology strategies covering gauge capability, capacity, lead time, and cost
• Survey, develop, deploy, and qualify new gauges and measurement systems for critical product characteristics
• Design, improve, and validate new test methods using existing metrology systems
• Develop measurement data reporting, traceability, and analysis applications for new gauges and test methods
• Document gauge engineering and operational work instructions, and summarize qualification reports
• Train users and provide technical support for deployed metrology systems
• Lead second-level troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for plant gauges
• Drive gauge alignment and metrology standardization across plants, contract manufacturers, and customer sites

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Metrology, Precision Instruments, Optics, Physics, Materials Science, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Working knowledge of metrology fundamentals, including calibration traceability, measurement uncertainty, and gauge qualification
• Experience with measurement systems analysis (MSA)
• Comfortable with basic statistics and technical reporting
• Able to travel domestically up to 5 percent of the time depending on project needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related technical field
• Experience with Minitab, Origin, MATLAB, or Python
• Familiarity with machine vision systems
• Prior experience in a test lab or glass defect inspection system development

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