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?