Senior Metrology Engineer II

Iconma Portal•Harrodsburg, KY

About The Position

As part of the Division Quality - Metrology group, the Senior Metrology Engineer II leads metrology technology transfer from R&D to production and provides technical leadership in metrology problem solving. The role leads projects from concept through implementation to support R&D-to-manufacturing transfer and production readiness, including metrology planning, gauge development, system qualification, deployment, and production release. The engineer collaborates with quality assurance, engineering, manufacturing, software, and controls teams to implement measurement solutions. The role develops metrology strategies and surveys, develops, deploys, and qualifies gauges and measurement systems for critical product characteristics, including glass defects, size, weight, reliability, optical performance, and mechanical characteristics. It also improves and validates test methods, supports fixture and tool development, and develops data reporting, traceability, usability, analysis, interfaces, collection systems, and databases for measurement systems. The position documents gauge engineering and operating instructions, prepares development and qualification reports, trains users, and provides technical support. It provides second-level troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for plant gauges. The engineer also leads gauge alignment and metrology standardization, including MSA, across internal plants, contract manufacturers, and customer sites as needed, while evaluating capability and capacity and driving continuous improvement and long-term metrology capability development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Metrology, Precise Instruments, Optics, Machine Vision, Physics, Materials and Science, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Knowledge of metrology, including calibration traceability, data uncertainty, and gauge qualification types.
Knowledge of MSA.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools.
Familiarity with Minitab or Origin.
Basic statistics and reporting capability.
Good communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Familiarity with Machine Vision.
Work experience in a test lab or glass-defect inspection system development.

Responsibilities

Lead metrology technology transfer from R&D to production and provide technical leadership in metrology problem solving.
Lead metrology projects from concept through implementation, including planning, gauge development, system qualification, deployment, and production release.
Collaborate with QA, engineering, manufacturing, software, and controls teams to implement measurement solutions.
Develop metrology strategies considering gauge capability, capacity, lead time, and cost.
Survey, develop, deploy, and qualify gauges and measurement systems for critical product characteristics and new test requirements.
Design, improve, and validate test methods using existing metrology systems.
Support the design and development of fixtures and tools used in metrology systems.
Develop measurement data reporting, traceability, usability, and data-analysis applications for new gauges and test methods, and improve them over time.
Partner with controls and software engineers to develop operator interfaces, data collection systems, and databases for measurement systems.
Prepare gauge engineering or operational work instructions and summarize measurement-system development and qualification in reports.
Train users and provide technical support for deployed metrology systems.
Provide second-level troubleshooting of metrology issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions for plant gauges.
Lead gauge alignment and metrology standardization, including MSA, across internal plants, contract manufacturers, and customer sites as needed.
Evaluate gauge capability and capacity and drive continuous improvement, governance, and long-term metrology capability development.