Metrology Engineer - Calibration & Reliability Optimizer

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

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.