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Metrology Technology Specialist Intern

CompanyJENOPTIK AG
LocationAuburn Hills
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 29, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The Metrology Technology Specialist Intern will become proficient in Jenoptik products and assist with sales proposals, equipment start-up, and customer support. They will also mentor peers and develop relationships with the product development team.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
1783
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT. We are a company where bright ideas are born. Changing the world with light demands for an exploring spirit. Discover challenges the world is facing, at Jenoptik you change the world. 💡PHOTONICS: Optical technologies are at the heart of our business. Explore the variety of our photonics-based products and services: We’re on Mars with NASA. We’re behind the quality of your smartphone camera lenses. We enable smart manufacturing with laser & metrology solutions customized to your manufacturing environment. We make roads and communities safer. 🚀MARKETS: Our key target markets primarily include the semiconductor equipment industry, electronics, life science and medical technology, metrology as well as smart mobility incl. road traffic safety and civil security. 🌎LOCATIONS: The Jenoptik Group headquarters are in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. Next to our major sites in Germany, we maintain production and assembly sites in the USA, France, the United Kingdom and Asia-Pacific. 🌳SUSTAINABILITY: Together with our customers, we create forward-looking trends in the fields of energy efficiency, healthcare, the environment, mobility, and safety. With our products we can make significant contributions to meeting the societal challenges we face as well as to the conservation and efficient use of resources. 🌈INCLUSION: As an international company with about 4,600 employees, we are aware of our responsibility to create an appreciative and unprejudiced working environment and support diversity, equity and inclusion in our teams. We are committed to increasing the number of international und female managers in our company and signed the “Charta der Vielfalt”, an employer initiative for diversity, in 2020. Grow with leading and bright ideas. Become a JENIUS. Impressum, Legal Notice: https://www.jenoptik.com/legal-notice
About the Role

OVERVIEW:

The Metrology Technology Specialist Intern has the desire to become a proficient product specialist. This person will be trained on each of the different Jenoptik products and exposed to metrology products made by others. The Metrology Technology Specialist will assist with concept proposals at the time of sales, start-up of the equipment at Jenoptik, travel to support start-up at the customer site, and mentor others on metrology solutions.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (Include but not limited to):

  • Become Proficient with several multiple Jenoptik products and the ability to recommend customized solutions with the products.
  • Work with sales and operations teams to develop metrology solutions.
  • Ability to present/discuss technical information regarding the product.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with the Jenoptik product development team globally for continual learning and product support.
  • Start-up and troubleshoot metrology equipment both on the Jenoptik build floor and at the customer site.
  • Work with Controls Design on interface between metrology equipment and PLC (where required).
  • Support trials and runoff to the customer for application approval and customer buyoff.
  • Support Service Team with questions, training, and startup support.
  • Mentor peer team members throughout multiple departments for knowledge and serviceability within the company
  • Write and provide feedback for the use of manuals, training, or other technical documents.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

 

KEY DELIVERABLES:

  • Successful running systems as sold to the customer and to customer specifications.
  • Internal training and mentoring on Jenoptik metrology products.

 

PROFILE:

  • Should possess strong basic math skills including algebra and trigonometry
  • Basic GD&T (Geometric tolerance) understanding
  • Basic use of shop tools (Micrometers, Calipers, Height gages, Dial indicators)
  • Basic knowledge of transducers, transducer to PC interface methods, columns, and computers
  • Must be able to read Mechanical, Pneumatic & Electrical blueprints
  • Expert-level communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Active listener who is assertive, authentic, and communicates with open-mindedness, empathy, and clarity
  • Ability to evaluate and estimate build hours and create build plans.
  • Cross-functional understanding of all aspects of the build process for automotive tooling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5+ years of Metrology tooling experience.
  • Experience setting up and commissioning Jenoptik metrology equipment
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally for business

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and keyboarding; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions, and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

 

Key Skills
MetrologyProduct KnowledgeTechnical CommunicationTroubleshootingMentoringSales SupportCustomer ServiceBlueprint ReadingMath SkillsGD&TShop ToolsTransducersPLC InterfaceCross-Functional UnderstandingActive ListeningPresentation Skills
Categories
EngineeringTechnologyManufacturing