Manager, Materials Quality Engineering

Job Title:

Manager, Materials Quality Engineering

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 an experienced and forward‑thinking Manager of Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) to lead the development of robust quality programs that embed a prevention‑focused culture across our raw material ecosystem. This role is central to shaping the systems, standards, and methodologies that ensure consistent, predictable material performance for our advanced CMP product portfolio. By driving structured quality frameworks and inspiring a proactive mindset, this leader will help elevate quality maturity across the Materials Solutions Division. 

The MQE Manager will provide people leadership, technical direction, and strategic oversight for a U.S.-based team while partnering closely with global MQE groups in Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. This individual will enable strong execution of quality excellence programs, drive continuous improvement, strengthen customer and supplier relationships, and ensure alignment between customer needs, raw material quality strategies and business growth priorities. 

What you'll do:

People Leadership & Talent Development 

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Materials Quality Engineers specializing in Business Operations and Program Management. 

• Manage and support employees across multiple time zones, ensuring inclusive communication, balanced workload distribution, and effective collaboration with global partners. 

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning. 

• Build technical capability through structured training and mentorship both within team and across the global MQE organization. 

• Promote collaboration, clear communication, and trust. 

Strategic, Technical & Business Leadership 

• Set the strategic direction for preventionfocused quality engineering, ensuring alignment with global MQE and Materials Solutions Division priorities. 

• Engage and influence crossfunctional teams, global MQE partners, and suppliers, to build alignment, encourage shared ownership, and support thoughtful decisionmaking. 

• Communicate clearly and respectfully, translating complex technical or program information into concise, actionable insights tailored to engineers, leadership, suppliers, and customers. 

• Provide supportive technical guidance on failure analysis, rootcause investigations, SPC maturity, risk mitigation, and rawmaterial performance to help the team build stronger technical foundations. 

• Nurture strong working relationships across R&D, Operations, Sourcing, Product Management, Customer Quality, and global MQE teams to promote collaboration, transparency, and trust. 

• Coach and mentor the team to develop polished, effective communication—ensuring OCAPs, 8Ds, dashboards, and technical reports are clear, accurate, and aligned with expectations. 

• Apply balanced judgment in complex or fastmoving situations, weighing customer needs, supplier capabilities, and business priorities to arrive at thoughtful, wellsupported decisions. 

• Represent MQE in a steady, credible, and