Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineering

Job Title:

Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineering

Job Description:

Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineer

THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic Materials Quality Engineer with a commitment to excellence and the energy to help develop a world class supplier quality organization.  In this role, the candidate’s primary responsibility will be to assess and manage supplier risk, performance, and improvement to ensure the continuity of the Entegris supply chain and our customer’s supply chain.  This position will support the Materials Solution Division.  This position will have an opportunity to work with the Global Materials Quality team. The candidate must be able to work with significant autonomy and independent judgement to achieve Global Materials Quality goals and Entegris corporate goals and lead continuous improvement and supplier change projects with our critical/strategic suppliers.  The candidate will also work closely with Procurement, Operations, R&D and Customer Quality for internal and customer issue resolution. Robust interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with both internal customers and our critical/strategic suppliers is required to enable effective supplier management and improvement of supplier performance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Main technical interface between raw material suppliers and Entegris to assure all requirements for Incoming material quality is met. Collect and evaluate supplier process and product data and have an understanding how the material properties impact product quality.
• Develop in-depth understanding of suppliers manufacturing processes and be a subject matter expert to reduce/prevent quality issues.
• Build supplier capabilities, and assure they are capable to meet all expectations on quality, cost, and delivery.
• Serve as a technical and risk assessment owner for any Supplier changes impacting the raw material
• Main contact developing road map and risk assessment with Suppliers for Continuous Improvement activities on process and metrology
• Build solid relationships with suppliers and interact regularly in order to focus and drive timely resolution of issues
• Work closely with other functional groups in quality, manufacturing, commercial and R&D teams, global materials quality engineers and also collect information for Supplier metrics
• Drive Supplier Corrective actions to completion
• Lead customer investigations related to raw materials, including direct customer interfacing when necessary
• Utilize Entegris’ quality management processes including audits, FMEAs, corrective actions, scorecards, six sigma projects, management of change, etc to assure consistent and high quality raw material supply.
• Identify and drive best value and cost reduction opportunities with existing supply base and work closely with procurement group to drive to completion.

WHAT WE SEEK

• Education –B.S Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science. Advanced degree is a plus. Six-Sigma Green Belt preferred.
• Experience – 3-5 years of related chemical or polymer manufacturing related experience.
• Must have a solid understanding of chemical manufacturing processes, continuous improvement methods, problem solving techniques, SPC, and FMEA. Understanding of metrology of materials and polymer processes is a plus
• Ability to focus and summarize complex data sets towards key decision points (actions)
• Have experience in chemical or industrial manufacturing environment
• Understand Quality Systems and Auditing and have statistical knowledge
• Knowledge of Statistical software such as Minitab, JMP
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills are required.

• Ability to develop and foster strong business relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and must possess a sense of urgency in satisfying internal and external customer needs.

• Demonstration of previous success working with suppliers or customers is preferred.
• Experience in semiconductor, microelectronics, automotive, or high-tech industry a plus.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Travel up to 20% of the time, including international travel if required

WHY WORK AT ENTEGRIS?  
 
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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 a collaborative effort as we realize there are lead