Metrology Engineer

EFOR; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EFOR is seeking a Metrology Engineer to join a major reliability and calibration improvement program at a pharmaceutical site in Pennsylvania. This role goes beyond routine calibration, focusing on challenging processes and transforming metrology governance.

You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize calibration strategies, analyze instruments, and implement risk-based calibration while maintaining GMP compliance and equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in Metrology, Calibration, Instrumentation, or Maintenance Engineering.
• Experience in a GMP pharmaceutical, biotech, vaccine, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of process instrumentation: temperature, pressure, flow, level, weighing, analytical, and utility instruments.
• Experience analyzing calibration history, failures, OOT events, and instrument performance.
• Familiarity with CMMS / EAM or calibration management systems.
• Understanding of GMP, change control, deviation management, and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Review current calibration strategies, processes, and standards.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and optimize calibration activities.
• Challenge existing ways of working and help redesign calibration processes & governance.
• Analyze calibration intervals, tolerances, instrument criticality, failures, and OOT events.
• Support the implementation of risk-based calibration strategies.
• Optimize calibration plans, preventive maintenance, job plans, and instrument master data.
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives while maintaining GMP compliance and equipment reliability.
• Support root cause analysis, investigations, deviations, and CAPAs.
• Work closely with Reliability, Maintenance, Engineering, Instrumentation, Quality, Operations, and CMMS teams.
• Support instrument lifecycle, obsolescence, and replacement strategies.
• Ensure calibration documentation and technical rationale are GMP-compliant and inspection-ready.

Skills

Metrology

Calibration

Instrumentation

Maintenance engineering

Continuous improvement

GMP compliance

Data-driven decision making

Tools

CMMS / EAM systems

Calibration management systems

SAP PM

Maximo

Job description

Metrology Engineer – Reliability & Maintenance Optimization

Project-based / Consulting

EFOR is looking for a Metrology Engineer to join a major Reliability, Maintenance, Calibration & Instrumentation improvement program at a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Pennsylvania.

This is not a traditional calibration execution role.

We are looking for an engineer who can challenge the status quo, identify inefficiencies, and help transform the site's approach to metrology and calibration.

What you’ll do

• Review current calibration strategies, processes, and standards
• Identify opportunities to simplify and optimize calibration activities
• Challenge existing ways of working and help redesign calibration processes & governance
• Analyze calibration intervals, tolerances, instrument criticality, failures, and OOT events
• Support the implementation of risk-based calibration strategies
• Optimize calibration plans, preventive maintenance, job plans, and instrument master data
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives while maintaining GMP compliance and equipment reliability
• Support root cause analysis, investigations, deviations, and CAPAs
• Work closely with Reliability, Maintenance, Engineering, Instrumentation, Quality, Operations, and CMMS teams
• Support instrument lifecycle, obsolescence, and replacement strategies
• Ensure calibration documentation and technical rationale are GMP-compliant and inspection-ready

What we're looking for

We are looking for a Metrology / Calibration / Instrumentation Engineer with experience in a regulated manufacturing environment and, most importantly, a strong Continuous Improvement mindset.

You should be someone who:

• Questions existing practices rather than simply following them
• Identifies gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Uses data and technical knowledge to make recommendations
• Connects metrology, reliability, maintenance, compliance, and CMMS data
• Translates technical analysis into practical improvements
• Works effectively with both technical teams and site leadership

Required experience

• Experience in Metrology, Calibration, Instrumentation, or Maintenance Engineering
• Experience in a GMP pharmaceutical, biotech, vaccine, or other regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of process instrumentation: temperature, pressure, flow, level, weighing, analytical, and utility instruments
• Experience analyzing calibration history, failures, OOT events, and instrument performance
• Familiarity with CMMS / EAM or calibration management systems
• Understanding of GMP, change control, deviation management, and data integrity

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP PM, Maximo, Blue Mountain RAM, ProCal, Beamex, Kneat, or similar systems is a plus.
• Experience with risk-based calibration, calibration interval optimization, reliability-centered maintenance, or instrument lifecycle management is highly valued.

Why this role?

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who wants to go beyond day-to-day calibration execution and have a real impact on how a pharmaceutical site's metrology and instrumentation program operates.

If you enjoy problem-solving, challenging existing processes, working cross-functionally, and driving meaningful technical improvements, we'd love to hear from you.