Metrology Strategy Engineer in Birmingham

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you will be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You will collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let’s create the exceptional.

In Global Manufacturing Engineering at JLR, you will help turn bold design concepts into world-class, customer-ready luxury vehicles. As part of the Dimensional Systems team, you will play a critical role in delivering the exceptional fit and finish our customers expect. Working at the forefront of metrology strategy and modern manufacturing technology, you will collaborate with experts across the business to shape how dimensional quality is measured, delivered and evolved for the future.

As a Dimensional Metrology Strategy Engineer, you will help define and deliver the measurement capability that underpins JLR’s Modern Luxury vision. From developing enterprise standards to supporting plants and trialling next-generation technologies, this role offers the opportunity to influence long-term strategy while gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools and systems.

What To Expect

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of enterprise metrology standards, including measurement HTGs, CMS programming standards and fixture MSA requirements.
• Providing metrology support to manufacturing plants, helping diagnose measurement issues, identify root causes and deploy standardised solutions.
• Carrying out offline metrology capacity and capability analysis, identifying constraints and supporting investment and resource planning decisions.
• Supporting metrology software modernisation activities, including providing technical input, testing, documentation and support for digital data flows.
• Assisting in defining metrology hardware requirements, including Model Plant Bill of Control documentation and right-sizing of capability.
• Supporting cross-functional and cross-site collaboration through the Metrology Technical Forum, sharing best practice and technical knowledge.
• Contributing to the development of the long-term Metrology Strategy through research, future technology scanning and data-driven insights.

This is a highly influential role where your work directly impacts manufacturing quality, future capability and the customer experience.

What You’ll Need

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, you will bring strong engineering fundamentals, curiosity for emerging technology and a collaborative mindset. To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree, HNC or HND in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Practical metrology experience, with understanding of measurement principles, equipment and systems.
• A good understanding of manufacturing processes and dimensional quality concepts.
• Knowledge of part and assembly location strategy principles and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
• Working knowledge of Measurement System Analysis concepts, including bias, linearity, stability and R&R.
• The ability to interpret capability and measurement data to support technical and investment decisions.
• CAD capability, ideally using CATIA V5/V6.

Desirable experience includes exposure to automotive manufacturing (ideally Body in White), project management skills, and advanced knowledge of Calipri (Gap & Flush) and CMS measurement technologies.

Benefits

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you will do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too).
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available.
• A competitive pension.
• A JLR company performance-related bonus.
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning.
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks.
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies.
• Flexible working* (specific roles dependant on responsibilities).

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you’re interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people’s ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible. JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.