Metrology Supervisor - Lincoln, Nebraska,

Position: Metrology Supervisor - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Location(s):
Lincoln, Nebraska | Rochester Hills, Michigan Company:
Molex Career Field:
Quality Job Number: 196167

Apply:  Job Molex is seeking a Metrology Supervisor to lead daily metrology laboratory operations and a team of Metrology Engineers and Technicians supporting product development, manufacturing, tooling, and quality. We have two opportunities available, one at our Lincoln, Nebraska location and one at our Rochester Hills, Michigan location. You will help deliver accurate and timely dimensional measurement results, strengthen measurement capabilities, and improve laboratory performance through technical leadership, standardization, and continuous improvement.

Our Team Join a collaborative Product Development and Quality organization supporting electrical connector systems. Our team partners with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, and quality functions to deliver reliable dimensional data, strengthen technical decision-making, and continuously improve measurement capabilities and laboratory performance.

What You Will Do Lead daily metrology laboratory operations by establishing priorities, allocating resources, managing capacity, and aligning work with customer and business needs.

Supervise and provide technical guidance to Metrology Engineers and Technicians while developing team capability through coaching and training.

Lead dimensional measurement strategies and review inspection results using Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, optical measurement systems, vision equipment, and other metrology technologies.

Partner with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, and Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) teams to solve complex dimensional challenges involving Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), datum alignment, tolerance assessment, and measurement strategy.

Maintain measurement-system integrity by ensuring laboratory standards and procedures are followed and coordinating calibration, preventive maintenance, equipment qualification, and measurement-system activities.

Drive laboratory performance by monitoring capacity, backlog, turnaround time, equipment utilization, inspection throughput, and quality metrics and proactively addressing constraints that could affect customer commitments.

Advance metrology capabilities through continuous improvement, automation, standardization, digital reporting, and implementation of technologies such as ZEISS Calypso, Volume Graphics metrology and CT analysis tools.

Key Leadership Responsibilities Set laboratory priorities and align resources with customer and business needs.

Coach, mentor, and develop metrology personnel to strengthen technical capability.

Identify and proactively escalate capacity, quality, and delivery risks.

Establish clear expectations and drive accountability, standardization, and continuous improvement across laboratory operations.

Serve as the primary technical and operational point of contact for metrology activities.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Metrology, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in dimensional metrology, quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
2+ years of experience leading technical teams, projects, or laboratory operations.

Experience interpreting GD&T and engineering drawings and applying dimensional inspection methods and tolerance analysis.

Experience with CMM programming and operation and measurement-system practices such as calibration, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gauge R&R, or measurement traceability.

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience with ZEISS Calypso, Volume Graphics (VG Metrology), CT analysis…