Metrology Manager

The Role

Work Arrangement

• The position is fully remote within a globally distributed organization.
• The role requires independent work in an internationally distributed environment.

Metrology Strategy and Governance

• Develop and implement metrology strategy aligned with business, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and technology objectives.
• Establish metrology policies, standards, procedures, governance, and technical requirements.
• Develop capability roadmaps and prioritize investments based on measurement risks and technical requirements.
• Govern measurement standards, methods, calibration, inspection systems, uncertainty, traceability, equipment qualification, and measurement-system analysis.

Measurement Science and Operations

• Establish measurement-science principles and ensure methods are accurate, repeatable, reproducible, traceable, and fit for purpose.
• Evaluate measurement capability against product and process requirements.
• Oversee CMM, optical measurement, automated inspection, laboratory operations, measurement data, and inspection technology.
• Manage measurement discrepancies, out-of-tolerance conditions, product-impact issues, corrective actions, audits, and nonconformities.
• Manage metrology equipment procurement, qualification, verification, calibration, maintenance, lifecycle, and obsolescence.

Performance and Leadership

• Track measurement-system capability, uncertainty, Gauge R&R, calibration compliance, equipment availability, inspection throughput, traceability, data integrity, audit performance, cost, and lead time.
• Lead metrologists, measurement engineers, calibration specialists, inspection technicians, and technical teams.
• Manage suppliers, internal and external laboratories, budgets, technical investigations, and competing priorities.
• Drive digital metrology, automated data capture, inspection modernization, in-process measurement, analytics, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Technical Qualifications

• Experience leading metrology or measurement functions in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, engineering, electronics, laboratory, pharmaceutical, energy, or another measurement-intensive environment.
• Strong understanding of measurement science, traceability, uncertainty, calibration, measurement-system capability, uncertainty budgets, decision rules, and conformity assessment.
• Extensive experience with dimensional metrology, CMM, optical measurement, 3D scanning, surface and form measurement, and precision inspection technologies.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, dimensional tolerancing, datum structures, and inspection methodology.
• Extensive experience with Measurement System Analysis, Gauge R&R, repeatability, reproducibility, bias, linearity, and stability.
• Experience managing internal metrology or calibration laboratories and external accredited laboratories.
• Strong knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 10012, ISO 9001, and applicable industry-specific measurement requirements.
• Experience with measurement-method development and validation, technical investigations, equipment management, and measurement-data integrity.

Education and Professional Capabilities

• Relevant degree in metrology, measurement science, mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, quality, or precision engineering, physics, or a related discipline.
• Experience managing metrologists, measurement engineers, calibration specialists, inspection technicians, and technical teams.
• Strong supplier and laboratory-management, project-management, analytical, technical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills are required.
• Experience with digital metrology, Industrial IoT, AI-based inspection, predictive analytics, connected measurement systems, UAE or GCC environments, and related professional certifications is advantageous.