Lead Engineer, Materials Quality Program Management

Job Title:

Lead Engineer, Materials Quality Program Management

Job Description:

Here at Entegris, we use advanced science to enable technologies that transform the world, and we are seeking employees who have the drive to continue that mission. 

The role:

We are seeking a highly driven and strategic Materials Quality Engineering Program Manager to lead critical quality programs that strengthen and transform the raw material supply chain supporting the industry’s most advanced CMP Polishing Pads. This role sits within the Materials Solutions Division and plays a pivotal part in advancing raw material quality for nextgeneration N2 and beyond CMP applications. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, exceptional program leadership skills, and the ability to connect the voice of the customer, the voice of operations, and the voice of the supplier into a unified quality strategy. 

 

The Program Manager will lead highimpact quality and customer programs, aligning global Materials Quality Engineering priorities with supplier capability, operational requirements, and evolving customer expectations. This individual will accelerate quality improvement initiatives, reduce variability, strengthen supplier performance, and enhance the overall customer experience through structured, datadriven program management.  This position will collaborate closely with teams in the United States and Taiwan. 

 

What you'll do:

Program Leadership & Strategic Execution 

• Develop, launch, and manage new programs that drive strategic quality initiatives for the global Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) organization. 

• Facilitate regular crossfunctional decisionmaking and ensure transparent communication of project risks, progress, and outcomes. 

• Deliver complete, accurate, and timely reporting of program and project status across their lifecycle. 

• Collaborate closely with other MQE Program Managers within the Materials Solutions Division to ensure alignment and consistency of global initiatives. 

 

Quality Program Improvement – Embedding the Voice of the Customer 

• Lead crossfunctional quality improvement programs by partnering with R&D, Analytical, Sourcing, Operations, Supplier Management, and CustomerFacing teams to drive longterm quality excellence. 

• Identify and close gaps between customer quality expectations, internal manufacturing standards, and supplier capabilities. 

• Develop and maintain a global rawmaterial quality improvement framework focused on reducing variability and improving longterm supplier capability. 

• Evaluate and mitigate risks associated with critical raw materials by coordinating with global MQE teams and suppliers. 

• Lead proactive programs targeting quality robustness, defect prevention, and systemic improvement rather than reactive issue response.