Senior Quality Engineer

Entegris•Colorado Springs, CO

20d•$95,000 - $114,000•Onsite

About The Position

Entegris is seeking an onsite Senior Quality Engineer for its UPE Membrane team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role supports a new membrane manufacturing operation through startup, equipment and process qualification, customer approval, and production ramp. Working hands-on with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Metrology, R&D, Quality, and technical teams at other locations, the engineer will translate process and product risks into practical, documented manufacturing controls. The Senior Quality Engineer focuses on detailed quality execution, control implementation, documentation, and validation-package support, complementing the Lead Process & Quality Engineer's broader responsibility for process startup, technology transfer, validation strategy, and manufacturing readiness. The position includes developing quality plans and inspection strategies, applying statistical process controls, supporting validation and qualification studies, compiling customer evidence, leading investigations and corrective actions, and confirming readiness of procedures, training, metrology, records, and reaction systems. The role requires regular work on the manufacturing floor and collaboration across Rockrimmon, i2M, and other Entegris locations. The position is onsite. Compensation is $95,000–$114,000 per year, with actual pay dependent on skills and experience. The role is eligible for an annual bonus and includes paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employer match, health, dental, and vision insurance, and education assistance. Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
At least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's degree, or equivalent work experience.
Experience applying quality engineering tools in manufacturing, including PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, GR&R, process capability, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
Experience supporting manufacturing startup, process validation, qualification, customer data packages, change management, nonconformance, CAPA, or audit readiness.
Experience developing PFMEAs, control plans, inspection methods, procedures, validation documentation, qualification evidence, and technical reports.
Ability to independently lead cross-functional investigations and make data-based recommendations at critical project or product decision points.
Ability to collaborate effectively with remote technical teams and translate technical knowledge into controlled manufacturing requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and statistical software such as Minitab or JMP.
Ability to work onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The employer does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with membrane manufacturing, filtration products, polymer processing, advanced materials, specialty chemicals, battery separator film, nonwovens, or a related continuous-process industry.
Knowledge of membrane or polymer-processing operations such as slurry or solution preparation, die extrusion, casting, extraction, annealing, stretching, pore formation, thermal processing, or web handling.
Experience with cleanroom manufacturing, contamination control, high-purity products, semiconductor manufacturing, or regulated manufacturing.
Experience supporting manufacturing startup, technology transfer, process replication, customer qualification, or scale-up from development into commercial production.
Experience with automated inspection, laboratory testing, in-line metrology, roll-to-roll processes, and data traceability.
Experience with SAP, camLine, EtQ, MES, SampleManager, or comparable manufacturing and quality systems.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on startup quality engineering support through equipment qualification, process validation, customer qualification, and production ramp.
Develop and implement PFMEAs, control plans, process flows, inspection plans, sampling strategies, specifications, acceptance criteria, out-of-control action plans, and reaction plans.
Work with Process Engineering, Operations, R&D, and Metrology to identify critical-to-quality characteristics, define measurement strategies and process windows, and turn validation learning into manufacturing controls.
Work on the manufacturing floor during startup and qualification to verify that controls are practical, effective, and accurately documented.
Implement SPC and process-monitoring strategies; analyze capability, variation, yield, defect, and metrology data to identify risks and drive action.
Assist in preparing, reviewing, and compiling customer validation and qualification packages, including protocols, test results, capability data, measurement-system evidence, deviations, conclusions, and supporting records.
Support execution and documentation of process characterization, validation, and qualification, including MSA, GR&R, bias, correlation, capability, and method-validation studies.
Coordinate with the Lead Process & Quality Engineer and technical subject matter experts at i2M and other Entegris locations to align controls, test methods, acceptance criteria, and qualification evidence.
Author, revise, and implement quality procedures, inspection methods, work instructions, forms, records, training requirements, and other QMS documentation.
Lead investigations into nonconforming material, process deviations, startup issues, internal defects, customer concerns, and quality escapes using structured root-cause and corrective-action methods.
Drive containment, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and recurrence prevention using 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, fault-tree, or equivalent methodologies.
Review product and process data to support deviation assessment, lot disposition, release decisions, escalation, and risk-based decisions during qualification and ramp.
Conduct readiness reviews, process audits, and quality-system audits to verify implementation and effectiveness of procedures, controls, training, metrology, records, and reaction systems.
Develop and monitor startup quality metrics and lead improvement work focused on control effectiveness, capability, yield, defect prevention, data integrity, and customer confidence.