Metrology Lab Lead: CMM & Data-Driven QA

Christian Bürkert GmbH; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burkert USA Corp is seeking a dedicated Metrology Technician to lead the quality assurance lab across manufacturing work centers in Huntersville, NC. You will develop and manage CMM programs, analyze data with SAP and Delta Master, and drive FPY improvements while collaborating with engineering and production teams.

The role requires advanced GD&T knowledge, 5+ years in high-precision manufacturing, and an associate degree in Metrology or Precision Machining, with potential for further

Qualifications

• Experience in metrology lab leadership and quality assurance in high-precision manufacturing.
• Strong capability in data-driven decision making, FPY, COPQ, OEE tracking.
• Proficient with CMM programming and advanced manual measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated quality assurance - metrology technician for all manufacturing work centers.
• Develop and Manage Quality- Metrology lab thru capability, asset management, and overall budgeting.
• Troubleshoot machining issues and provide data-driven feedback to improve part consistency and yield.
• Partner to develop Form, Fit, and Functions gages to be utilized at work centers.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CMM programs for complex components.
• Perform high-level First Article Inspections to ensure production readiness.
• Oversee the Metrology Lab, maintaining a 'gold standard' environment for precision measurement.
• Validate new designs and prototypes through rigorous testing and inspection.
• Collaborate with engineering to conduct validation testing for product specs.
• Identify potential manufacturing risks during design to enable mass production.
• Co-partner calibration program to ensure measurement tools' accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvements including new tech, software updates, standards.
• Utilize SAP and Delta Master to extract and analyze production/quality data.
• Generate and manage KPIs such as FPY, Scrap, COPQ, COPQ, OEE, and ORR.
• Build dashboards in Power BI and Excel to visualize trends and lab efficiency.
• Develop and deliver technical reports and improvement presentations using PowerPoint.

Skills

CMM programming

GD&T

data translation

NPD support

Education

Associate degree in Precision Machining or Metrology

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

GD&T certification

Tools

PC-DMIS

Calypso

SAP

Delta Master

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Job description

Burkert USA Corp is seeking a dedicated Metrology Technician to lead the quality assurance lab across manufacturing work centers in Huntersville, NC. You will develop and manage CMM programs, analyze data with SAP and Delta Master, and drive FPY improvements while collaborating with engineering and production teams.

The role requires advanced GD&T knowledge, 5+ years in high-precision manufacturing, and an associate degree in Metrology or Precision Machining, with potential for further