Metrology Engineer

ALTEN LTD - UK; Derby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Metrologist – Measurement Lead to join their established team in Derby, England. This role involves supporting calibration and inspection of precision tools within a high-precision aerospace environment. Ideal candidates will have 3–7 years' experience and a proactive attitude.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 3–7 years in a metrology, measurement, or calibration role.
• Experience in highly regulated aerospace environments.
• Ability to generate reports and track tool history.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate hand tools including torque wrenches and measurement gauges.
• Produce detailed inspection and measurement reports.
• Work to micron-level tolerances.

Skills

Tool calibration

Tolerancing

Traceability

High-level precision measurement

Tools

Gauge Insight

Indisoft

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Job Description

ALTEN is seeking a Metrologist – Measurement Lead to support a high-precision, regulated environment within the civil aerospace sector.

You’ll be working within an established metrology team, supporting the calibration and inspection of precision hand tools and ensuring accurate measurement and traceability across complex aerospace assemblies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support calibration of hand tools including torque wrenches, measurement gauges, etc.
• Perform recalibrations and produce detailed inspection and measurement reports
• Work to micron-level tolerances to maintain accuracy and compliance
• Investigate and trace tool usage to understand impact and maintain records
• Interface with specification and standards databases (e.g., Team Centre, GANTA)
• Use departmental software: Gauge Insight, Indisoft
  
  

Qualifications

Ideal Skills:

• 3–7 years of experience in a metrology, measurement, or calibration role
• Strong understanding of tool calibration, tolerancing, and traceability
• Comfortable operating in a highly regulated, aerospace environment
• Experience generating reports and identifying tool history
• Knowledge of relevant quality standards is beneficial
• Proactive, able to hit the ground running and work independently or as part of a team
  
  

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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