Senior Quality Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Quality Engineer

Job Description:

The Role 

Our site in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking an ONSITE Senior Quality Engineer to support our FOUP manufacturing operations. This role will help mature the quality system and process controls required to support an expanding semiconductor manufacturing business and its planned production ramp. 

You will work across injection molding, assembly, cleaning, inspection, and final packaging operations to strengthen process discipline, reduce variation, build preventive controls, and ensure products consistently meet internal and customer requirements. The position combines hands-on floor support with development of the quality planning, statistical controls, procedures, training, and reaction systems needed for reliable high-volume manufacturing. 

The ideal candidate is an experienced manufacturing quality engineer who can independently lead complex problem solving, influence cross-functional teams, and translate process and product risk into practical controls. 

What You'll Do 

• Own and mature process-control strategies across injection molding, assembly, cleaning, inspection, and final packaging operations. 

• Develop, implement, and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, process flows, inspection plans, work instructions, sampling plans, and reaction plans. 

• Establish and improve SPC monitoring for critical product and process characteristics; analyze trends, capability, variation, and defect data to drive preventive action. 

• Partner with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to define process windows, validate controls, improve error proofing, and strengthen adherence to standard work. 

• Lead complex investigations involving customer complaints, nonconforming material, internal defects, escapes, and process deviations using structured root cause and corrective-action methods. 

• Drive containment, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and recurrence prevention through 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, fault-tree, or equivalent methodologies. 

• Support qualification and manufacturing-readiness activities for new equipment, tools, automation, products, and process changes, including MSA, GR&R, capability studies, and validation documentation. 

• Build and maintain quality procedures, inspection documentation, acceptance criteria, visual standards, and performance metrics as the FOUP quality system matures. 

• Conduct layered process audits and quality-system audits across molding, assembly, cleaning, and packaging; identify gaps and partner with operations to close them. 

• Partner with Operations and Training to strengthen operator qualification, defect recognition, process discipline, and reaction-plan execution during workforce and production ramp. 

• Provide quality engineering support for product disposition, deviation assessment, change management, and risk-based decision making. 

• Communicate quality risks, process performance, investigation results, and improvement priorities to leadership, cross-functional teams, customers, and auditors. 

• Support customer-quality activities, qualification data packages, audits, scorecards, and technical responses as required. 

• Use data to prioritize improvement projects that reduce defects, scrap, rework, and variation while improving yield, throughput, cleanliness, and customer confidence. 

What We Seek 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; 3 years with a master's degree; or equivalent work experience. 

• Experience applying quality engineering tools in a manufacturing environment, including PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, GR&R, process capability, root cause analysis, and corrective action. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional investigations and convert data into practical, sustainable process controls. 

• Experience creating or improving procedures, work instructions, inspection methods, quality plans, and performance metrics. 

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound technical judgment, and lead work that affects major site programs or manufacturing ramp objectives. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt technical information for operations, engineering, leadership, customers, and auditors. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and statistical software such as Minitab or JMP. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with plastic injection molding, molded-component quality, tooling qualification, or molding-process control. 

• Experience supporting assembly, cleanroom cleaning, contamination control, final inspection, and packaging operations. 

• Experience in semiconductor, high-purity manufacturing, medical device, automotive, or another disciplined manufacturing environment. 

• Knowledge of visual inspection systems, CMMs, optical comparators, automated vision, dimensional metrology, leak or functional testing, and measurement-system analysis. 

• Experience supporting production scale-up, manufacturing ramp, new product introduction, APQP, PPAP, or process validation. 

• Experience with SAP, camLine, EtQ, MES, or comparable manufacturing and quality systems. 

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt preferred. 

Success in This Role 

• You improve process control before defects reach the customer. 

• You balance hands-on floor engagement with disciplined QMS and documentation development. 

• You use SPC, risk analysis, and structured problem solving to move decisions from opinion to evidence. 

• You build trust across Operations, Engineering, Training, Metrology, and Customer Quality. 

• You communicate risks early and follow corrective actions through verified effectiveness. 

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements 

Environmental / Work Conditions 

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Safety eyewear on the manufacturing floor and cleanroom garments where required. Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Temperature Exposure: Cleanroom garments and proximity to molding or cleaning operations may create heat exposure. Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Work Near Moving Machinery: Work may occur near injection-molding presses, automation, assembly equipment, cleaning systems, and packaging equipment. Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Near Visual Acuity: Computer work and inspection of molded, assembled, cleaned, and packaged product. Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Feel/Touch: Handling or inspecting components and finished products. Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

Physical Requirements 

• Alternate sitting, standing, or walking: Frequent, 34–66% of the workday. 

• Climbing ramps or stairs: Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Communicating verbally: Constant, 67–100% of the workday. 

• Fine manipulation: Constant, 67–100% of the workday. 

• Keyboarding: Constant, 67–100% of the workday. 

• Near visual acuity: Constant, 67–100% of the workday. 

• Reaching at or below shoulder level: Occasional, 0–33% of the workday. 

• Sitting: Constant, 67–100% of the workday. 

• Standing or walking: Frequent, 34–66% of the workday. 

Why Work at Entegris? 

Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Define Your Future. 

Not everyone who works for a global company shares the same background, experiences, and perspectives. We leverage the differences of our employees to bring new ideas to the table. Every employee throughout the company is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives. Our decision-making process is truly collaborative because we recognize leaders at every level of the organization. We put our values at the core of how we operate, not only when it is convenient, but in a lasting and meaningful way. We want the time and energy you spend here to have a positive impact on your life inside and outside the office. 

What We Offer 

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond a paycheck. Whether you are looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. 

• Compensation: $95,000 - $114,000 per year, with actual pay dependent on the candidate’s overall skills and experience for the role. 
• Annual bonus eligibility. 

• Progressive paid time off policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge. 

• Generous 401(k) plan with an impressive employer match and no delayed vesting. 

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance packages to fit your needs. 

• Education assistance to support your learning journey. 

• A values-driven culture with colleagues who rally around People, Accountability, Creativity, and Excellence. 

Additional Information 

Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you need Entegris immigration sponsorship, such as H-1B, TN, or STEM OPT, now or in the future. 

At Entegris, we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or military status.