Metrology Engineer

Job Description

The Metrology Engineer is the customers technical authority on dimensional measurement across internal operations and the supply base. KARNO functionality depends on precision machined components and sub-assemblies held to micron-level form and finish, and this position sits within the Quality function as the interface between Design Engineering, the supply base, Manufacturing, and Quality. The role owns the measurement system end to end: the metrology lab and equipment roadmap, inspection programs and fixtures, the calibration and gage control system, and the measurement standards to which both supplier and internal inspection are held. The position is accountable for the integrity of dimensional data wherever it is generated — at a supplier's machine, at receiving inspection, or in process on the customers floor — and for ensuring that results from those sources agree within defined, documented tolerances. The balance between supplier-facing and internal work shifts with the maturity of the supply base and the product portfolio; both are permanent responsibilities of the role.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combination of technical training and directly relevant metrology experience will be considered.

• Five or more years of hands-on dimensional metrology experience in a precision manufacturing environment — aerospace, defense, medical device, energy equipment, semiconductor capital equipment, or comparable.

• Demonstrated expertise in GD&T per ASME Y14.5, including datum structure design and tolerance interpretation, not just callout reading.

• Direct programming and operating experience with coordinate measuring machines (PC-DMIS, Calypso, Polyworks, Modus, or equivalent).

• Working command of Measurement Systems Analysis — Gage R&R, bias, linearity, stability — and the ability to defend a measurement system to a customer or auditor.

• Experience designing or specifying inspection fixtures and holding methods for complex geometry.

• Experience working directly with external suppliers, including on-site assessment, source inspection, and corrective action.

• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% during the first year, primarily domestic, with the possibility of international travel to Asia-based suppliers.

• Experience measuring additively manufactured components, including internal geometry verification by CT or industrial radiography.

• Structured-light or blue-light scanning experience (ATOS, Zeiss, Creaform) and point cloud to CAD comparison methods.

• Form and surface metrology background: roundness, cylindricity, straightness, and profilometry on bearing-class surfaces.

• Familiarity with AS9102 First Article Inspection and AIAG PPAP submission requirements.

• Experience in AS9100, ISO 9001, or NADCAP-governed quality systems.

• Electric machine or precision electromechanical assembly experience — stator, rotor, magnet assembly, or air gap control.

• Model-Based Definition and PMI implementation experience.

• ASQ CQE, CCT, or CMI certification; NIST or A2LA metrology training.

• Experience in a company transitioning from prototype to serial production.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].