Senior Manager, Manufacturing Quality Engineering (Burnet, TX)

Entegris•Austin, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Quality Engineering leads manufacturing quality across Entegris’s two Texas manufacturing sites, translating global quality standards and priorities into consistent site execution. The role is accountable for site quality performance, implementation of quality standards, compliance with applicable regulatory, industry, and customer requirements, and development of capable site quality teams. It leads through site quality leaders and teams, establishes clear ownership and follow-through, and escalates risks and resource needs to North America quality leadership. The Senior Manager partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Product Development, Customer Quality, Product Quality, and Quality Systems to embed quality ownership in daily operations. The role is based on-site in Burnet, Texas, with regular travel to the Decatur, Texas site; travel is at least 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing quality, including leadership responsibility for quality teams and manufacturing quality outcomes.
At least 5 years of quality management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead through site leaders or cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated success implementing quality systems and delivering sustained improvements in manufacturing quality, process capability, and cost of poor quality.
Ability to coordinate priorities, standardize practices, and maintain effective leadership presence across two manufacturing sites in Texas.
Experience supporting customer and supplier quality requirements, audit readiness, and compliance with applicable regulatory and industry requirements.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing site leaders, resolving competing priorities, and communicating risks and recommendations to senior leadership.
Demonstrated experience coaching quality leaders, developing technical capability, and building team depth and succession readiness across sites.
Demonstrated ability to lead practical change, establish clear ownership, and sustain common quality practices in partnership with Operations and Engineering.
Strong problem-solving, data analysis, and business acumen, with practical application of quality tools to prioritize risk, improve manufacturing processes, and deliver measurable results.

Nice To Haves

Multi-site leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Translate global quality standards and priorities into coordinated execution plans for both Texas sites, with clear owners, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
Lead manufacturing quality across the two sites through site quality leaders and teams; clarify responsibilities, prioritize resources based on risk, and maintain regular on-site engagement.
Ensure consistent implementation of global quality standards, policies, procedures, and best practices; maintain audit readiness and timely closure of findings at each site.
Partner with site Operations leaders to establish quality roadmaps, objectives, and common KPIs; conduct cross-site reviews and drive recovery plans when performance falls short.
Own quality improvement plans to reduce defects, scrap, rework, cost of poor quality, customer complaints, and manufacturing escapes, with site-level accountability for results.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve process capability, product conformity, yield, and manufacturing performance through process controls and proactive risk management.
Lead continuous improvement and change implementation across both sites; standardize effective practices and verify that improvements are sustained.
Ensure timely containment, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, and effectiveness verification for significant quality issues; deploy lessons learned across both sites.
Ensure practical, sustained application of SPC, MSA, FMEA, control plans, APQP, PPAP, 8D, A3, and DMAIC, as applicable to site processes and customer requirements.
Serve as the quality escalation leader for the two Texas sites; communicate risks, containment status, recovery plans, and decisions needed, and escalate significant issues to Quality leadership.
Partner with Customer Quality and Product Quality teams to resolve customer issues through timely, evidence-based investigations, effective corrective actions, and proactive communication.
Develop site quality leaders and teams through coaching, clear expectations, technical capability building, and succession planning; identify staffing and resource needs across both sites.
Foster shared quality ownership across functions, reinforce accountability for commitments, and promote collaboration and continuous improvement across both sites.
Travel at least 25%, including regular presence across the two Texas sites.