Metrology Application Engineer

Metrology Applications EngineerConfidential client. Search led by VoltForce.Location: San Francisco Bay Area (on-site) Job Type: Full-timeAbout The CompanyVoltForce is working with an early-stage materials-inspection company on the search for aMetrology Applications Engineer. Our client helps manufacturers make better, safer, and morereliable micro- and nano-scale materials, the building blocks of critical sectors like energystorage, semiconductors, aerospace, and power systems. As demand surges and productiongrows more complex and faster, small undetected variations during manufacturing lead towaste, lower performance, higher cost, and safety risk, leaving manufacturers with little visibilityinto the quality of what they produce.The company's platform changes that. It non-destructively probes materials during production,pairing a novel sensing approach with physics-informed machine learning to capture real-timesignals that conventional measurement techniques cannot access. Those signals givemanufacturers rare visibility into how materials behave as they are made.The company turns that hidden data into actionable intelligence, helping manufacturers reducevariability and increase yield and performance. The platform can run as a standalone tool orintegrate directly into production lines, it is already in early deployment with leading globalmanufacturers, and the first commercial product is on the way.Role OverviewOur client is seeking a Metrology Applications Engineer to join its Customer SolutionsEngineering team. This role combines hands-on technical work in the company's labs and atcustomer sites with direct, face-to-face engagement with customer engineering and operationsteams.You will help demonstrate and develop new capabilities and use cases for the company'smetrology platform. That includes working with customers to understand, deploy, and extractvalue from the platform by designing and executing demonstration studies, interpreting results,and translating insights into clear recommendations. The company welcomes driven materialscharacterization and metrology specialists who want to make a tangible impact on advancedmanufacturing and the green energy transition, and strongly encourages candidates fromunderrepresented groups to apply.What You'll Do Work directly with customers, prospects, and collaborators to understand material andproduct metrology requirements, then scope, plan, and execute appropriate demonstrationstudies and proofs of concept. Design, run, and analyze experiments in the company's labs and at customer facilities,including test planning, data collection, and interpretation of metrology results. Present findings in a clear, structured way to customer engineers, managers, and executives,and collaborate on next-step plans based on the results. Support installation, commissioning, and optimization of the company's systems atcustomer sites, including basic troubleshooting and performance verification. Provide structured feedback from field deployments and customer interactions to thecompany's product and engineering teams, influencing roadmap and usabilityimprovements. Explore and identify new applications, performance capabilities, and product features thatexpand the product and market opportunities for the company's platform. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal methodologies,calibration procedures, and best practices for metrology workflows. Create and maintain concise documentation (application notes, standard operatingprocedures, quick-start guides) for customers and internal teams.What We're Looking For A B.S. or M.S. in materials science, chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, or a closelyrelated technical discipline; or a Ph.D. in a relevant field. For B.S./M.S. candidates: 1 to 2 years of industry experience in manufacturing, metrology,materials characterization, and/or materials development (coatings or precursor materialsexperience is a plus). For Ph.D. candidates: research or industry experience directly related to materialscharacterization, materials fabrication or coating, or advanced manufacturing. Experience working with hardware and software in an industrial or manufacturing context(e.g., lab instrumentation, in-line sensors, analytics tools). Familiarity with data analysis, unsupervised/supervised ML, and statistical process concepts(e.g., SPC, Gauge R&R, basic modeling, trend analysis), and comfort using tools like JMP,Matlab, and/or Python. Strong interpersonal skills and confidence interacting face to face with customers, includingon shop floors, in labs, and in conference rooms. Ability and willingness to travel (up to ~25%) for customer site work, installations, andconferences. Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technicalconcepts to mixed technical/non-technical audiences. Adaptability and enthusiasm for working in a multidisciplinary environment where prioritiescan shift based on customer needs.Nice to Have Prior work or research experience in one or more of the company's key industrial markets(batteries, aerospace, power generation, semiconductors, energy, electronics). Exposure to surface treatment or coating processes, high-temperature materials, or insitu/on-line metrology systems. Fluency in one or more stakeholder languages (e.g., Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean,German, French).