Senior Metrology Specialist — Lab Equipment & Instrumentation

Eurofins; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental and vision options

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins is seeking a Metrology Specialist to maintain, calibrate, qualify, validate, and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation in a regulated environment. The role emphasizes supporting quality systems, equipment qualification, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will work with laboratory personnel to ensure instruments remain compliant and operational, participate in process improvements, and provide technical guidance as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in laboratory instrumentation, metrology, equipment maintenance, validation, or a related technical field.
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant technical experience will be considered.
• Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, calibrating, and repairing laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience documenting technical investigations, equipment issues, deviations, or non-routine events.
• Experience writing technical documentation, including procedures, reports, protocols, and investigations.
• Experience supporting equipment qualification and validation activities within a regulated environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, calibration, qualification, and validation activities on laboratory instrumentation in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair routine and complex instrumentation issues.
• Ensure laboratory instruments remain in a validated and compliant state through preventive maintenance and performance verification activities.
• Support the implementation, qualification, and validation of new laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
• Document maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting activities, investigations, and validation activities in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Assist with the development and revision of technical documents, SOPs, protocols, reports, and investigations.
• Ensure all activities are completed accurately, on time, and in compliance with applicable GxP and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with laboratory teams to improve equipment performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and support continuous improvement projects.
• Provide technical guidance and training to laboratory personnel as needed.
• Prioritize and manage workload effectively to meet project timelines and departmental objectives.

Skills

Laboratory instrumentation

Metrology

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physical Sciences/IT

Tools

Quality systems SOPs

Job description

Eurofins is seeking a Metrology Specialist to maintain, calibrate, qualify, validate, and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation in a regulated environment. The role emphasizes supporting quality systems, equipment qualification, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will work with laboratory personnel to ensure instruments remain compliant and operational, participate in process improvements, and provide technical guidance as needed.