Metrology Systems Expert (m/f/d)

Metrology Systems Expert (m/f/d)

Location: Bitterfeld-Wolfen Permanent Full-time

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with micro-particles? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a global, family-owned technology group, we support our customers in always staying one step ahead.

About Heraeus Covantics

We are one of the leading material specialists for the production and processing of high-purity quartz glass and other high-quality materials such as ceramics and novel composites. With a global team of over 2,000 employees and locations in Europe, the USA, and Asia, we specialize in the manufacturing of semi-finished products, complex system components, and individual solutions for the information and telecommunications industry, the production of special fibers for industrial and medical applications, semiconductor manufacturing, and optics. An innovation-driven working environment, global teamwork, and the opportunity to actively take on social and ecological responsibility await you. Become part of our team and shape the future with us!

What you can achieve:

• In your role as Metrology Systems Expert (m/f/d), you are responsible for the conceptual further development, standardization, and scientifically sound design of measurement, analysis, and data systems, and you contribute decisively to making complex physical, material, and process-related relationships transparent, comparable, and controllable along the entire value chain.
• You design and evaluate measurement system architectures, testing strategies, and data models for complex products and processes, defining company-wide standards for measurement data quality, comparability, and traceability.
• Additionally, you develop and apply advanced statistical and physical models (e.g., variance analysis, multivariate Met, or models for describing inhomogeneities) and evaluate measurement uncertainties as well as systematic effects on a sound scientific basis.
• Furthermore, you design and implement scalable analysis and reporting concepts using modern BI tools, databases, and automation solutions, and program corresponding analysis and automation routines, for example in Python or SQL.
• In your key technical role, you advise interfaces such as Quality, Production, Development, Metrology, and IT on complex, non-standardized issues and support Root Cause Analyses, technology decisions, and investment evaluations.
• You sustainably integrate data-driven and scientific Met into existing quality management systems, actively drive their further development, and participate in international and cross-site initiatives.

What you bring to the role:

• A completed university degree (Master or PhD) in Physics, Technical Physics, Materials Science, Metrology, Data Science, or comparable (PhD with an experimental, statistical, or model-based focus is an advantage)
• Sound knowledge in statistical Met, data analysis, and their application in a quality environment
• Experience in using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Qlik Sense/View, Power BI, Excel) as well as programming skills in Python and SQL
• Understanding of data architectures and ideally experience with ERP systems, especially SAP (QM module is an advantage)
• High affinity for numbers, data, and facts, as well as a strong analytical and scientific mindset
• Ability to prepare complex relationships in a structured manner and translate them into practice-relevant measures
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working with high intrinsic motivation for the sustainable improvement of systems
• Strong communication skills in an interdisciplinary and international environment as well as very good English skills

What you can look forward to at Heraeus:

• Attractive compensation – strong basic salary according to the chemical industry collective agreement, annual one-off payments (holiday pay, Christmas bonus, future amount), retirement leave, and extension of the statutory long-term care insurance by supplementary long-term care insurance
• Health & Well-being – occupational medical service with comprehensive preventive examinations, social counseling, and a staff canteen with freshly prepared food daily
• Modern working time design – 38.5 hours per week, which can be flexibly arranged around core working time windows. Compensatory time off for overtime, retirement leave, 30 days of annual leave, special leave for special occasions, as well as the possibility to individually increase or decrease your weekly working hours

Curious? Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your application documents with the reference code 59366 via our online application portal.

Any questions?

Our recruiting team, Heraeus Covantics, is happy to assist you via email: recruiting-btf.hct@heraeus.com. Or visit us at jobs.heraeus.com/de.