Metrology Technician (m/f/d)

SAEKI - Manufacturing at software speed

Europe's defense industrial base cannot respond at the speed modern conflict requires. Legacy suppliers operate on month-long timelines. Tribal knowledge is retiring. Supply chains are fragile. SAEKI is building the operating system for autonomous factories - the infrastructure that lets Europe manufacture mission-critical components at software speed.

The Role

As a Metrology Technician, you own measurement truth at Factory ONE. Every part that leaves the factory - 5-axis milled, SLS-printed, or metal AM - gets paid only if it's proven in spec. You run the CMM, the CT, and the scanners, and you turn a drawing into a measurement plan and a measurement into a report a customer signs off.
You own the data that says we built it right.

What We're Looking For

3+ years hands-on dimensional metrology in a manufacturing environment - aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or precision machining. EN9100-aligned Mindset. All activities you perform are according to EN9100:2018. From receiving to non-conformity creation to release the parts with CoC. Your daily work lives under EN9100:2018 umbrella. Experience/basic understanding is a big plus. CMM Depth. Programming and operating tactile CMMs from scratch: fixturing, alignment strategy, probe qualification, feature extraction. PC-DMIS strongly preferred (we run a Hexagon Maestro); Calypso/Metrolog experience translates. Reporting That Holds Up. FAI per EN9102, PPAP/ISIR, measurement uncertainty, MSA/Gage R&R. Your reports survive a customer's quality department without a phone call. Calibration Ownership. You run the tool & equipment calibration/maintenance and traceability program (DAkkS/ISO 17025 chain) - hand tools, thread gauges, surface roughness, hardness - and keep the register audit-ready. Shop-Floor Instinct. You understand how clamping, thermal drift, tool wear and print orientation show up in the measurement - and you feed that back to the machinist and the printer before the next part runs. Systems Builder. You'll help stand up the Quality Room from day one: procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, environmental control (temperature, cleanliness), CMM/CT/scanner integration into our data stack. EN9100 certification (target Q1 2027) is built on your records. Language: Fluent German for the shop floor, working English for customers and the Zurich team. On-site: Ability to work in person at Factory ONE in Munich, Germany.

What we're not looking for

CMM operators who only run existing programs. You write them from a drawing and a blank part. Inspectors who stop at pass/fail. The measurement is the start of the conversation with production, not the end. People who need a mature QMS to be handed to them. You're building it while parts ship. Anyone who treats "the CMM said so" as the answer without asking whether the alignment, the fixture or the probe was right. Engineers uncomfortable with rapidly changing priorities or first-of-a-kind parts every week.

What we offer

Mission: Rebuild the industrial sovereignty of the West. Your measurements are what let mission-critical parts fly. The Equipment: New Hexagon Maestro CMM (PC-DMIS), Lumafield industrial CT, external CT partners, 8,000 m² greenfield facility with 5-axis CNC, SLS and metal AM - you shape how metrology is set up, not inherit someone else's mess. The Team: Direct line to the Head of Quality, daily contact with CNC and additive leads. Small, senior, no bureaucracy. Compensation: Competitive salary + equity. Location: Munich, Factory ONE.

Apply

Resume: Focus on measurement systems you've programmed, calibration programs you've run, and certifications you've supported Cover letter: Why this mission? Why now? What would you build first?