The Quality & Metrology Engineer is responsible for supporting calibration, metrology, and quality activities within the Netherlands Service Laboratory. The role is responsible for ensuring calibration accuracy, maintaining metrological traceability, supporting ISO/IEC 17025 and RvA compliance, and contributing to new capability development for Fluke's Test & Measurement service business in the Netherlands.
This position will play a key role in laboratory operations, helping improve calibration quality, technical capability, productivity, and customer satisfaction. The successful candidate will work closely with laboratory leadership, global metrology experts, and cross-functional teams to support calibration services, capability expansion, process automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge of Test & Measurement instruments, calibration principles, and quality systems with hands-on laboratory experience and a passion for process improvement and automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform calibration of Test & Measurement equipment in accordance with Fluke procedures and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
- Execute daily calibration activities and achieve committed Turn-Around-Time (TAT) targets.
- Maintain metrological traceability of calibration standards and reference equipment.
- Support troubleshooting and technical investigation of complex calibration issues. And support investigation of customer escalations related to calibration quality and technical performance.
- Support implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the laboratory quality management system.
- Ensure compliance with:
- ISO/IEC 17025
- RvA accreditation requirements
- Fluke Quality Management System
- Support internal audits, external audits, proficiency testing, and corrective action activities.
- Assist with validation of calibration methods and technical procedures.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects using FBS, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Work closely with Service Engineers, Quality teams, Engineering teams, and Global Metrology teams to resolve technical issues.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in:
- Electronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Metrology
- Physics
- Other relevant technical disciplines
Experience
- 1-3 years of experience in calibration, metrology, laboratory operations, quality engineering, or Test & Measurement services.
- Experience working within ISO17025 accredited laboratories.
- Experience supporting calibration and measurement activities.
Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of:
- Calibration principles
- Measurement uncertainty
- Traceability requirements
- Test & Measurement equipment
- Familiarity with RvA accreditation requirements.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications and calibration procedures.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Fluke, Tektronix, Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, or equivalent Test & Measurement equipment.
- Experience with MVS procedure development and automation.
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, MET/CAL, MET/TEAM, or related automation tools.
- Experience supporting new capability setup and NPI projects.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis, CAPA, and quality improvement methodologies.
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About the TeamSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Metrology, Physics, or another relevant technical discipline
- 1-3 years of experience in calibration, metrology, laboratory operations, quality engineering, or test and measurement services
- Experience working within ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories
- Experience supporting calibration and measurement activities
- Strong knowledge of calibration principles, measurement uncertainty, traceability requirements, and test and measurement equipment
- Familiarity with RvA accreditation requirements
- Ability to interpret technical specifications and calibration procedures
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills
- Experience with Fluke, Tektronix, Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, or equivalent test and measurement equipment
- Experience with MVS procedure development and automation
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, MET/CAL, MET/TEAM, or related automation tools
- Experience supporting new capability setup and NPI projects
- Knowledge of root cause analysis, CAPA, and quality improvement methodologies
Fortive Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) provides a competitive employer match each pay period, with an additional company retirement contribution after one year of service. Financial wellness tools and an employee stock purchase plan further bolster long‑term savings.
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What We Do
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions. We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions. We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating. Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
