What are the responsibilities and job description for the Metrology Engineer position at Elevait Solutions?
Job Title: Metrology Engineer
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Harrodsburg, KY
Shift: 40 hours per week, standard daytime schedule, with additional hours as needed to support project timelines.
Client Overview
This role sits within a global materials science and glass manufacturing company's Division Quality organization, at a facility that produces specialty glass products for consumer electronics and other industries. You'd support the transfer of new measurement technology from R&D into full scale production.
Top 3 Skills
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
metrology, MSA, gauge, gauging, calibration, measurement, statistics, statistical, data, qualification
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
Pay Positioning
This req's candidate facing range, $29.33 to $52.50 an hour (roughly $61,000 to $109,000 annualized), lines up well with market data. National average Metrology Engineer pay runs $80,000 to $107,000 a year (about $39 to $51 an hour), while Kentucky specifically trends below the national average at around $85,700 a year (about $41 an hour). Senior level (Level II/III) metrology engineers nationally command $96,700 to $112,400 a year per leveled salary data. This req's range comfortably covers that senior band, and the top end sits above typical Kentucky averages, which tracks with the seniority and specialized R&D to production transfer scope of this role.
Competitive Landscape
Hitachi Astemo Americas, Trane Technologies, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Lexmark International, Modine Manufacturing, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Zeiss, KLA Corporation.
Contractor to FTE Trends
No client specific pattern on file yet for this exact role type at this location. Using the general heuristic, most Elevait contract placements carry a strong track record of extending and converting to full time with satisfactory performance.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
A metrology, precision measurement, or quality engineer with a technical degree in a related field (optics, physics, materials science, or mechanical/automation engineering), comfortable working across R&D and manufacturing teams. Likely currently in a manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductor, or automotive quality or metrology role.
Sourcing Channels
Target metrology, quality, and gauge engineers at the competitor manufacturers listed above, particularly those in the broader Lexington and Central Kentucky manufacturing corridor, plus LinkedIn searches combining MSA and gauge qualification experience with a relevant technical degree.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Harrodsburg sits in Mercer County in central Kentucky, roughly 30 minutes southwest of Lexington via US-68 and the Bluegrass Parkway, in the heart of the Bluegrass region.
Location Type Est. drive time from Harrodsburg LinkedIn recognition confidence Harrodsburg City Anchor Medium Lexington Metro Area 25 to 30 min High Danville City 20 to 25 min Medium Lawrenceburg City 20 to 25 min Medium Versailles City 25 to 30 min Medium Nicholasville City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High Frankfort City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High Burgin Suburb 10 min Low Perryville Suburb 15 min Low
Best metro area option
(metrology OR "measurement systems" OR MSA) AND (gauge OR gauging OR calibration OR "measurement uncertainty" OR qualification OR statistics OR statistical) AND (Minitab OR Origin OR MATLAB OR Python OR "machine vision" OR "glass defect" OR "tech transfer" OR "technology transfer")
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Harrodsburg, KY
Shift: 40 hours per week, standard daytime schedule, with additional hours as needed to support project timelines.
Client Overview
This role sits within a global materials science and glass manufacturing company's Division Quality organization, at a facility that produces specialty glass products for consumer electronics and other industries. You'd support the transfer of new measurement technology from R&D into full scale production.
Top 3 Skills
- Metrology and measurement systems analysis (MSA)
- Calibration traceability, data uncertainty, gauge development, statistical data analysis and reporting
- Minitab, Origin, Matlab, Python
- Lead metrology projects from concept through implementation to support R&D to manufacturing transfer
- Collaborate with QA, engineering, manufacturing, and software and controls teams to implement measurement solutions
- Develop metrology strategies covering gauge capability, capacity, lead time, and cost
- Survey, develop, deploy, and qualify new gauges and measurement systems for critical product characteristics
- Design, improve, and validate new test methods using existing metrology systems
- Develop measurement data reporting, traceability, and analysis applications for new gauges and test methods
- Document gauge engineering and operational work instructions, and summarize qualification reports
- Train users and provide technical support for deployed metrology systems
- Lead second level troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for plant gauges
- Drive gauge alignment and metrology standardization across plants, contract manufacturers, and customer sites
- Bachelor's degree in Metrology, Precision Instruments, Optics, Physics, Materials Science, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Working knowledge of metrology fundamentals, including calibration traceability, measurement uncertainty, and gauge qualification
- Experience with measurement systems analysis (MSA)
- Comfortable with basic statistics and technical reporting
- Able to travel domestically up to 5 percent of the time depending on project needs
- Master's degree in a related technical field
- Experience with Minitab, Origin, MATLAB, or Python
- Familiarity with machine vision systems
- Prior experience in a test lab or glass defect inspection system development
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
metrology, MSA, gauge, gauging, calibration, measurement, statistics, statistical, data, qualification
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
- Metrology Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Measurement Systems Engineer
Pay Positioning
This req's candidate facing range, $29.33 to $52.50 an hour (roughly $61,000 to $109,000 annualized), lines up well with market data. National average Metrology Engineer pay runs $80,000 to $107,000 a year (about $39 to $51 an hour), while Kentucky specifically trends below the national average at around $85,700 a year (about $41 an hour). Senior level (Level II/III) metrology engineers nationally command $96,700 to $112,400 a year per leveled salary data. This req's range comfortably covers that senior band, and the top end sits above typical Kentucky averages, which tracks with the seniority and specialized R&D to production transfer scope of this role.
Competitive Landscape
Hitachi Astemo Americas, Trane Technologies, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Lexmark International, Modine Manufacturing, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Zeiss, KLA Corporation.
Contractor to FTE Trends
No client specific pattern on file yet for this exact role type at this location. Using the general heuristic, most Elevait contract placements carry a strong track record of extending and converting to full time with satisfactory performance.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
- Corning's Harrodsburg site is in active growth mode, recently announcing an expanded partnership with Apple to manufacture iPhone and Apple Watch glass, with plans to grow the workforce by roughly 50 percent, a strong signal of long term investment and stability
- This is genuinely R&D adjacent, tech transfer work rather than routine production support, appealing to a metrology engineer who wants to work on new gauge development rather than just maintaining existing lines
- Requires some domestic travel, about 5 percent, to Corning, NY, worth flagging for candidates who prefer zero travel
- Harrodsburg is a small town outside the Lexington metro, so candidates expecting a big city location or a short Lexington commute should know it's roughly a 30 minute drive from Lexington proper
A metrology, precision measurement, or quality engineer with a technical degree in a related field (optics, physics, materials science, or mechanical/automation engineering), comfortable working across R&D and manufacturing teams. Likely currently in a manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductor, or automotive quality or metrology role.
Sourcing Channels
Target metrology, quality, and gauge engineers at the competitor manufacturers listed above, particularly those in the broader Lexington and Central Kentucky manufacturing corridor, plus LinkedIn searches combining MSA and gauge qualification experience with a relevant technical degree.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Harrodsburg sits in Mercer County in central Kentucky, roughly 30 minutes southwest of Lexington via US-68 and the Bluegrass Parkway, in the heart of the Bluegrass region.
Location Type Est. drive time from Harrodsburg LinkedIn recognition confidence Harrodsburg City Anchor Medium Lexington Metro Area 25 to 30 min High Danville City 20 to 25 min Medium Lawrenceburg City 20 to 25 min Medium Versailles City 25 to 30 min Medium Nicholasville City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High Frankfort City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High Burgin Suburb 10 min Low Perryville Suburb 15 min Low
Best metro area option
- Lexington
- Danville
- Nicholasville
- Lexington
- Harrodsburg
- Danville
- Lawrenceburg
- Nicholasville
- Versailles
- Frankfort
- Lexington
- Harrodsburg
- Danville
- Nicholasville
(metrology OR "measurement systems" OR MSA) AND (gauge OR gauging OR calibration OR "measurement uncertainty" OR qualification OR statistics OR statistical) AND (Minitab OR Origin OR MATLAB OR Python OR "machine vision" OR "glass defect" OR "tech transfer" OR "technology transfer")
Salary : $80,000 - $107,000