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How do you tell people what you do?

When people ask me what I do for a job I always say I am a CMM programmer. This always leads to confused looks. So I usually follow up with "I measure stuff." If they have further questions I hit em with "essentially I perform complex measurements using the science of manufacturing (GD&T) by programming a machine to measure parts." After that there are no more questions.

What is your go to description of what you do?
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  • I tell folks what I am, and keep it simple. I'm a metrology engineer, I make sure medical devices are measured accurately and consistently to meet customer & FDA requirements.
    I can program on just about any platform at this point, so being specific about the tool or code/language is TMI (too much info) for non-insiders.
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  • I tell folks what I am, and keep it simple. I'm a metrology engineer, I make sure medical devices are measured accurately and consistently to meet customer & FDA requirements.
    I can program on just about any platform at this point, so being specific about the tool or code/language is TMI (too much info) for non-insiders.
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