Metrologist/CMM Technician

Your career begins at Cone Drive Operations, a Timken company!  Cone Drive is located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan and boasts nearly 100 years of success in the gearing industry.

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Cone Drive.  Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion. 

The CMM Technician/Metrologist supports the Traverse City operation, balancing responsibilities between ownership of CMM Programming, Gaging Strategy Assessment and CMM Inspections on 1st shift, focusing efforts on challenging inspections or development product assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Functions as subject matter expert on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T); mentors quality engineers and inspectors on GD&T and Metrology
• Programs Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) for new products and design revisions.
• Executes CMM inspections for production and development activities.
• Assesses new or existing product inspection requirements and selection of the proper inspection technique for evaluating the product.
• Performs Gage R&R Studies to verify gaging selection is adequate.
• Creates Non-Conforming Material reports on product assessed.
• Supports activities to ensure the Quality Management System complies with ISO9001:2015.
• Prepares Quality Documents to support production (control plans, traceability, capability studies and inspection reports).

Requirements:

• 3 to 5 years in a similar role, including inspection, geometric dimension & tolerancing, cmm programming, root cause analysis and quality reporting
• High proficiency in CMM programming using Zeiss Calypso software ideal, but open to any commercial CMM software
• High proficiency to read and understand Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance, drawings, work instructions and technical specifications  
• Strong overall inspection experience with CMM equipment and other manual gaging techniques
• Good knowledge of gage selection and validation techniques
• Problem Solving and excellent written, communication, technical skills
• Experience in management of non-conforming material systems

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR).  Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.