Metrology Specialist

TT Electronics plc; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Employee assistance

Site incentive plan

Shopping vouchers

Cycle to work

RAC membership discount

Gym discount

5 weeks leave

Job summary

TT Electronics Bedlington is seeking a Metrology Specialist (Microelectronics) to lead advanced inspection systems and ensure precision, quality, and repeatability on the manufacturing floor.

You will own the lifecycle of measurement equipment, develop qualification protocols, and drive data integration for predictive maintenance, SOP governance, and training programs across our teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on metrology/quality/process engineering experience.
• Proven equipment installation experience.
• Familiarity with advanced metrology and NDT tools.
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of new inspection and measurement equipment from cleanroom integration to final sign-off.
• Developing and executing rigorous qualification protocols.
• Establishing baseline capabilities and system analysis to ensure reliability.
• Leading projects related to automated data collection, SPC, real-time monitoring, and M2M communication.
• Collaborating with IT and engineering teams to integrate metrology data for predictive maintenance.
• Authoring, reviewing, and maintaining SOPs.
• Maintaining version control for measurement recipes, calibration master files, and audit-readiness documentation.
• Designing and delivering structured training programs and certifications for all equipment users.
• Serving as the SME for root-cause analysis.

Skills

Metrology

Quality engineering

Process engineering

Equipment installation

Technical writing

Project management

NDT tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Industrial, or related technical discipline

Job description

TT Electronics, Bedlington, is hiring a detail-oriented and driven Metrology Specialist (Microelectronics) to join our manufacturing engineering team.

In this role, you’ll be the technical lead for advanced inspection and measurement systems, ensuring our manufacturing processes maintain the highest standards of precision, quality, and repeatability.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of new inspection and measurement equipment from cleanroom integration to final sign-off.
• Developing and executing rigorous qualification protocols.
• Establishing baseline capabilities and system analysis to ensure reliability.
• Leading projects related to automated data collection, SPC, real-time monitoring, and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.
• Collaborating with IT and engineering teams to integrate metrology data for predictive maintenance.
• Authoring, reviewing, and maintaining comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Maintaining strict version control for measurement recipes, calibration master files, and audit-readiness documentation.
• Designing and delivering structured training programs and certifications for all equipment users.
• Serving as the subject matter expert (SME) for root-cause analysis.

What We're Looking For:

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Industrial, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in a metrology, quality, or process engineering role.
• A proven track record of managing equipment installation.
• Familiarity with advanced metrology and non-destructive testing (NDT) tools.
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management capabilities.

The following would enhance your application but are not essential to apply:

• Experience with automation scripts, Python, or database querying.
• Microelectronics assembly, semiconductor packaging, or high-precision manufacturing experience.

What We Offer You

From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior leadership roles within TT Electronics Bedlington, or the wider group, if this is in your own career plan.

• Enhanced pension contributions
• Employee assistance programme
• Site incentive plan
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted RAC membership
• Discounted Gym membership
• 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

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We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe - so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. You can do this by emailing [e-mail]

If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.

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TT Electronics does not accept any unsolicited CVs from third parties. Any CVs submitted by a third party for this or any other position will not be subject to any recruitment fees if hired.