Metrology Engineer

Working at West means having an opportunity to work by the side of our patients and customers, our global team members and the communities in which we operate – which all help contribute to a Healthier World.

At West, we are by the side of patients. The work we do impacts patients’ lives each and every day – our products are a critical part of healthcare delivery and we are proud of the role we play to improve patient health. We work by the side of our team members. We come together as one global team to deliver for our customers and help them address their challenges.

We are a diverse, close-knit community of professionals, where everyone has a voice and opportunity to learn and grow through mutual trust and respect. With a 95 year plus history, we have a track record for success, which includes reported sales of $2.14B in 2020. We serve by the side of our community. Giving back is in our DNA—our team members across more than 50 sites globally are involved with hundreds of charities that have special meaning to them through our West Without Borders team member-led giving program.

Job Summary:

Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with quality objectives and policies. Work with business leads to develop, implement, and maintain programs and enhance solutions for customer base. Fluent with coordinate measurement machines (CMMs) and/or optical gaging products (OGPs) programming and operation. Firm understanding of GR&Rs. Ability to interpret and apply GD&T. Knowledge of metrology and mechanical inspection. Possess excellent oral and written communication skills;

displays good documentation practices. Experience with quality software and inspections. Provide knowledge on the set up and operation of metrology equipment and assist in technical guidance and fault diagnosis. Write metrology requirements/specification to support validation activities in line with business needs. Lead and/or participate in continual improvement projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support to manufacturing and design areas in development of appropriate measurement methods, including implementing of new methods, analyzing existing measurement methods, and executing training as required.
• Lead, develop and support measurement methods in compliance with quality regulations (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820 GMPs)
• Cleanroom sustaining for metrology equipment.
• Create, maintain, and where necessary, optimize tool recipes, working with Product Engineering and Operations to understand requirements.
• Support additional, non-standard metrology requests as part of product development and root cause investigations (i.e. disposition lot with OOS measurements or lots where measurements have failed)
• Perform GR&Rs and comparison studies. Generate summary reports.
• Administration of equipment calibration and program maintenance.
• Programming CMM, OGP, and Zeiss Metronome CT machines. Knowledge of:
  • PC-DMIS (CMM and Optiv)
  • Calypso (CMM and CT scan)
  • Volume Graphics (CT scan)
  • Measure
    
    X (OGP)
  • Zone3 (OGP)
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety rules.
• Exhibits regular, reliable, punctual, and predictable attendance.
• Contributes to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap, cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation and environment always.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education or Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years manufacturing experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of CAD packages
• Experience programming one or more of these OGP, Zeiss, or Hexagon measurement systems
• Statistical Skills using MINITAB:
  • GR&R
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Data Analysis
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  • Minitab
  • MS Office applications
  • PC-DMIS
  • Calypso
  • MeasureX
  • Zone3
  • Volume Graphics
  • Solid Works
• Proficiency reading engineering drawings and specifications.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Exce…