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Job Description:

Entegris is seeking a Materials Quality Engineer for our Ultra High Purity gas purification systems business in San Luis Obispo, CA!

In this role, you will own incoming raw material quality, assess supplier performance, and manage supplier quality risk. You must be a leader that can work with significant autonomy and independent judgement while you implement continuous improvement and variation reduction projects with our critical/strategic suppliers. This role will partner with the internal factory Production, Process, and Quality teams to improve understanding of raw material interactions and process impacts to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership. This role will be part of a collaborative effort towards achieving the best quality finished products for Entegris, now and in the future.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage incoming raw material quality.
• Drive supplier corrective actions through the SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request) process.
• Serve as a technical owner for supplier changes.
• Drive continuous improvement for assigned suppliers/commodities, including use of scorecard and audit tools.
• Proactively identify potential supplier quality problems and opportunities; assesses impacts and risks and propose potential solutions.
• Perform regular, proactive SPC trend reviews for raw materials and report out findings and corrective actions.
• Own technical problem-solving initiatives, including customer complaints and excursion investigations that intersect with raw material properties.
• Work closely with category and commodity managers in developing Business Continuity Plans (BCP), qualifying new materials, Suppliers, or Sub-suppliers as needed.
• Collaborate with suppliers on material design, scaling up, supplier process, and raw material/ product data analysis.
• Interface directly with internal Engineering teams to define critical raw material specifications and communicate them to suppliers for agreement and compliance.
• Collaborate with development teams on high quality and cost-effective material solutions for the next generation of products.
• Operate with limited direction and exercise a significant degree of leadership in projects.

Education & Experience:

• 3+ years' relevant experience;
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or equivalent;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively to internal and external personnel at all levels;
• Understanding of manufacturing unit operations across the supply chain and the relationship between unit operations;
• Experience with raw material quality and/or technical supplier ownership;
• Experience with data analysis, statistical analysis and structured problem solving methods;
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills;
• Strong record-keeping skills;
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is preferred;
• Knowledge of mechanical fabrication and assembly is a plus.

What We Offer:

At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

• Salary is in the $100-120k/year range.
• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match.
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs.
• Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year.
• Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge.
• Education assistance to support your learning journey.
• Eligibility to participate in stock purchase plan.
• Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.

At Entegris, we want you to be part of our culture, which values your unique talents, skills, and experiences. We believe what we do is as important as how we do it.

People at our company bring their true selves to work, and are appreciated not only for what they do, but for who they are. This plus the technical complexity of our products and solutions means you can be sure your work is both challenging and changing the world for the better.

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