Senior Engineer, Materials Quality Engineering

Location: Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Job Description:

The Role:

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Engineer in our Materials Quality Engineering team (Supplier Quality) to support our regional supplier base and manufacturing operations. In this role, the candidate’s primary responsibility will be to assess and manage supplier risk, quality performance, and improvement to ensure the continuity of both Entegris and our customer’s supply chain. This position will support the Materials Solutions Division and our operations in Japan. The raw material portfolio to be managed is critical for supporting on‑wafer consumable products for the most demanding applications in the semiconductor industry.

The candidate must be able to work with autonomy and independent judgment to achieve both Materials Quality Engineering and Entegris corporate goals and also lead continuous improvement and supplier change projects with our critical/strategic suppliers. The candidate will work closely with Commodity Managers, 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 are required to enable effective supplier management and improvement of supplier performance. This position will also work closely with the global Materials Quality Engineering team to support the business.

In this role you will:

• Support new product development and the existing supplier base by leading onsite assessment and qualification of materials suppliers, identifying gaps/opportunities, and driving gap closure and continuous improvement actions/projects.

• Work with a global team and support local and global issues when required.

• Understand supplier processes and how raw materials impact Entegris products and customers’ applications.

• Serve as a subject matter and technical expert in raw material management and support Entegris corporate and division goals.

• Drive technical improvements and own technical reviews when required, working closely with R&D.

• Drive advanced quality planning and process‑of‑record documentation with critical/strategic suppliers.

• Own supplier process control system reviews (SPC trend reviews, metrology/SPC systems reviews).

• Initiate, coordinate, drive, and own supplier change notifications through the Entegris internal change control system and supplier communication.

• Proactively assess supplier risk and plan appropriate risk‑mitigation activities.

• Train suppliers on key supplier expectations and requirements such as Change Control.

• Anticipate potential supplier quality management problems and opportunities; assess impacts and risks and propose potential solutions.

• Drive supplier corrective and preventive actions to meet Entegris issue‑resolution expectations.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of the Entegris Supplier Quality Management System by identifying and proposing supplier‑quality‑management process and technical improvements to meet industry and customer requirements.

Qualifications/Traits:

• 4 year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or Engineering

• MS and/or PhD preferred.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred.

• Knowledge of statistical software such as Minitab or JMP strongly preferred.

• Deep technical understanding of chemical manufacturing with experience in organic and inorganic chemistry.

• Direct experience with supplier quality management.

• ASQ certification or equivalent preferred but not required.

• Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in chemical or abrasive manufacturing, automotive, semiconductor, or related high tech industries.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 10%.

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently with strong organizational skills.

• Strong project management and leadership skills.

• Ability to collaborate with cross functional departments.

• Ability to communicate fluently in Korean, Japanese, and English.

• Location: Suwon Office, Korea