Senior Thin-Film Metrology Engineer Leader

Entegris, Inc.; Beaver Brook (CT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus eligible

Generous 401(K) with employer match

Excellent health, dental and vision

Job summary

Entegris is seeking a Global Thin Film Metrology Quality Engineer to join the Analytical Laboratories team in the Danbury, CT facility. You will implement and sustain metrology methods for coating operations, partnering with R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to strengthen measurement capability and drive audit readiness.

You will develop and validate methods for film thickness, uniformity, surface morphology, and other critical attributes, while establishing controls,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in thin-film, coating, surface, semiconductor, advanced-materials, or metrology environments.
• Strong knowledge of analytical chemistry and materials science relevant to metrology.
• Familiar with ISO 17025 and ISO 9001; GMP knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into metrology controls.

Responsibilities

• Own quality oversight for thin-film and coating metrology methods, measurements, software workflows, and data packages.
• Develop, validate, transfer, and maintain fit-for-purpose metrology methods.
• Establish calibration, control charts, and uncertainty evaluation strategies.
• Provide governance for instrument qualification and method/software changes.
• Review trends, out-of-spec results, and data integrity; perform CAPA and containment.
• Use statistics to evaluate bias, precision, stability, and measurement-system contributions.
• Develop controlled procedures, reports, and audit-ready records.
• Support audits and communicate method capability and risk clearly.
• Translate product requirements into metrology strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Align best-known methods across sites while respecting site requirements.
• Build a metrology capability roadmap addressing automation and standards.
• Provide coaching and lead cross-functional improvement projects.

Skills

Metrology expertise

Statistical analysis

Quality systems

Process improvement

CAPA investigations

Measurement controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Physics/Engineering/Materials Science

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

Spectroscopic ellipsometry

Reflectometry

Profilometry

AFM

SEM/EDS

XRR

XRD

Optical microscopy

Confocal microscopy

Interferometry

Job description

Entegris is seeking a Global Thin Film Metrology Quality Engineer to join the Analytical Laboratories team in the Danbury, CT facility. You will implement and sustain metrology methods for coating operations, partnering with R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to strengthen measurement capability and drive audit readiness.

You will develop and validate methods for film thickness, uniformity, surface morphology, and other critical attributes, while establishing controls,