Lead Metrology & Process Excellence Engineer

Safran; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent Pension and bonus scheme

33 Days Holiday (including bankolidays

Dental and BUPA cover

Workplace nursery scheme

Midday finish on Fridays

Enhanced family friendly policies

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme

Onsite subsidised canteen

Job summary

Safran in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Metrology Engineer to act as technical lead for a defined manufacturing domain, guiding reliability of measurement systems and escalation pathways for Manufacturing Engineers and Operations teams.

The role focuses on designing and implementing optimal measuring strategies (CMM, laser tracker, scanning, vision), owning capability and compliance, approving inspection plans, and leading deployment of SPC and measurement process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or related engineering field.
• Demonstrable experience in manufacturing engineering, ideally in a regulated industry.
• Proficiency in CAD, CAM, and process simulation tools.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Define and optimise measuring strategies (CMM, laser tracker, scanning, vision systems).
• Own capability, accuracy and compliance of measurement systems.
• Approve inspection plans, MSA, gauge R&R, uncertainty analysis.
• Lead development and deployment of SPC strategies for measurement processes.
• Resolve complex dimensional variation problems and lead metrology technology introduction.
• Lead CI projects to reduce dimensional defects and measurement cycle time.
• Senior approver for dimensional deviations and concessions.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Dimensional metrology

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD

CAM

Process simulation

Job description

Safran in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Metrology Engineer to act as technical lead for a defined manufacturing domain, guiding reliability of measurement systems and escalation pathways for Manufacturing Engineers and Operations teams.

The role focuses on designing and implementing optimal measuring strategies (CMM, laser tracker, scanning, vision), owning capability and compliance, approving inspection plans, and leading deployment of SPC and measurement process improvements.