Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineering

Entegris; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 91,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous 401(K) employer match

Health, dental and vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

11 paid holidays per year

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

Job summary

Entegris is seeking a Senior Engineer in Materials Quality Engineering to support our Colorado plants and global supplier network. You will lead supplier quality activities for resins, drive performance improvements, and manage risk on polymer formulations while collaborating with Operations, R&D, and Procurement.

The role emphasizes strong problem solving, data-driven decisions, and adherence to quality systems to ensure supply continuity and resin performance across high‑tech manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science field.
• 5–7 years in plastic/polymer manufacturing or related high-tech industries.
• Experience with supplier quality engineering for polymers and formulated products.
• Knowledge of resin quality systems: impurity control, PFMEA, SPC, control plans.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% (domestic/international).
• Six Sigma belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities for polymer resins and commodity plastics.
• Drive supplier performance improvements: corrective actions, audits, process capability reviews.
• Support resin qualifications, change management, risk assessments for material changes.
• Analyze resin quality issues and lead robust root-cause investigations (8D/5-Why).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure continuity of supply.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Statistical analysis

Project management

Communication & interpersonal skills

Independent work & cross-functional

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry/ Materials Science/ Polymer Science

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt (preferred)

Tools

Minitab

JMP

SAS

CamLine

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineering

Job Description: We are seeking a dynamic Senior Engineer to join our Materials Quality Engineering (Supplier Quality) team supporting our regional supplier base and US manufacturing operations. In this role, the engineer will be responsible for assessing and managing quality performance, supplier risk, and capability for Resins used in semiconductor manufacturing, including various thermoplastic and thermoset materials such as PE, PP, fluoropolymers, and other high-performance polymers.

This position supports the Advanced Purity Solutions Division and the manufacturing plants in Colorado while also working closely with global teammates. The ideal candidate will work with autonomy and sound engineering judgment to lead supplier development, drive continuous improvement, and maintain robust quality systems for critical resin suppliers. The role requires strong collaboration with Commodity Management, Operations, R&D, and Customer Quality teams to ensure continuity of supply and rapid resolution of internal and customer issues related to resin quality, variability, and contamination control.

In this role you will:

• Lead supplier quality activities for commodity, engineering, and specialty polymers such as PE, PP, fluoropolymers, and other high-performance resin systems.
• Drive supplier performance improvement, including corrective actions, audits, process capability reviews, and polymerization process/formulation assessments (raw material handling, polymerization, compounding, mixing, extrusion, packaging, and contamination control processes).
• Support resin qualifications, change management (MOC), and risk assessments for formulation changes, raw material changes, and supplier process changes.
• Analyze resin quality issues (impurities, particles, metals/ions, organics, stability, and performance) and lead robust root cause investigations (8D, 5-Why, fishbone, etc.).

Technical & Resin Engineering Responsibilities:

• Understand supplier resin manufacturing processes (raw material handling, polymerization, compounding, mixing, extrusion, packaging, and contamination control processes) and how variability impacts downstream customer performance.
• Develop and maintain resin specifications, critical-to-quality requirements, certificates of analysis (COA) expectations, analytical test methods, and quality documentation.
• Collaborate with resin suppliers on process improvements, capability studies, control plans, sampling strategies, and advanced quality planning activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce batch-to-batch variation, improve yield, enhance reliability, and strengthen resin product performance.
• Understand continuous improvement methodologies, structured problem solving techniques, SPC, and FMEA and apply them independently in role.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and summarize complex data sets to drive clear decision making and action.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Partner with Business Units, Procurement, R&D, and Operations to ensure continuity of supply for critical raw materials and formulated products.
• Monitor key supplier metrics and provide visibility and escalation to cross-functional teams when needed.
• Participate in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and risk mitigation strategies for critical resin suppliers and high-impact chemistries.
• Train suppliers on key requirements and expectations, including Change Control and quality system standards.

Qualifications / Traits:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science/Engineering, Polymer Science, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree optional; Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt strongly preferred.
• Experience with supplier quality engineering for plastic/polymer raw materials and formulated products (PE, PP, fluoropolymers, and other high-performance resin systems) strongly preferred.
• 5-7 years' experience in plastic/polymer manufacturing, semiconductor chemicals, specialty engineering plastic, chemical manufacturing, or other high-tech manufacturing industries.
• Working knowledge of resin quality systems and controls, including impurity/contamination control, analytical method capability, SPC systems, PFMEA, and control plan development.
• Proficiency with statistical analysis software (Minitab, JMP, SAS, Camline).
• Strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, lead projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically or internationally. Travel to local manufacturing plant required.

What We Offer:

At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.

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

• Compensation: $91k-125k range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role
• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
• Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year
• Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge
• Education assistance to support your learning journey
• Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.

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 or military status.

Entegris strongly encourages all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. At Entegris, COVID-19 vaccination is preferred but not required at this time.