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Entegris · 9 hours ago

Principal Membrane Process Engineer

Rockrimmon, Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $160K/yr

10+ years exp

Entegris is a company dedicated to manufacturing Liquid Micro Contamination Control membrane products for the Semiconductor and Life Science industries. They are seeking a Principal Membrane Process Engineer to lead the commissioning and qualification of processes and equipment for a new membrane operations plant, while driving improvements in manufacturing processes and supporting cross-functional teams.

Advanced MaterialsChemicalData StorageManufacturingSemiconductor

No H1B

Responsibilities

Work with an existing cross-functional team including Operations, Membrane R&D, Quality, Equipment & Automation, Facilities, New Production Introeuction EH&S and Project Management to make our new plant a success

Successful Validation and Qualification (V&Q) execution of membrane products

Lead efforts to guide the installation and commissioning of new production scale equipment, following typical IQ/OQ protocols

Develop and qualify membrane processes on new equipment to meet Key Performance Output Variables (KPOV) targets

Design and execute experiments, utilize statistical tools to analyze experimental data to drive development and optimize processes

Drive operation readiness of a new membrane manufacturing line

Develop and drive new solutions to existing membrane manufacturing challenges such as improving yield, increasing capacity and minimizing variation

Communicate with multicultural cross functional team and build consensus to drive projects to completion in a timely manner

Provide documentation support such as creating/maintaining drawings, SOPs, test procedures, and test data

Be a hands-on Engineer and guide the team as Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Maintain presence in the manufacturing area to provide sustaining manufacturing support. Resolve day-to-day production/process issues. Drive issues to root cause

Responsible for guiding technical evaluations, analysis, and implement process solutions to complex problems, enhancing our fully data-driven and risk-based thinking culture

Embodiment of a sense of ownership and passion of the process and driving improvements through creative solutions

Work assignments may include continuous improvement sustaining projects as well as new membrane development via stage gate process

Individuals will be required to spend a few weeks at the existing Bedford, MA site as part of onboarding to gain process knowledge to be successful in this role at the new Colorado Springs Manufacturing facility

Ability to prioritize short term needs of day-to-day production environment along with long-term deliverables and timelines

Lead with influence across multi-disciplinary team

Can take on assignments with broad objectives where guidance is provided on critical issues only

Require providing work guidance and mentorship to Engineers and others

Qualification

Membrane manufacturing processesStatistical data analysisLean manufacturingProject ManagementSix Sigma certificationIQ/OQ/PQ protocolsPolymer engineeringInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

B.S or M.S. in Chemical/Materials/Polymer engineering or related technical discipline

Experience in membrane manufacturing, polymer twin-screw extrusion, web handling or thin film processing or non-woven manufacturing processes

Six sigma certifications and experience in statistical data analysis with MINITAB or other statistical software and capable of utilizing data for informed engineering-related decision-making

Minimum of 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a significant amount of that time successfully leading processes and / or continuous improvement related initiatives

Must have both strong hands-on experience and analytical problem-solving skills

Proven Project Management skills and experience

Experience using IQ/ OQ/ PQ protocols

Experience in lean manufacturing

Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities quickly based on business needs

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to be a strong contributor to a cross-functional development team

Good verbal and written communication skills

Must have some flexibility in the work schedule during initial start-up to meet the demands of the project schedule. After plant start-up is complete, expect a schedule to return to normal business hours

Demonstrated proficiency in Statistical Process Control, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Validation & Qualification processes

A collaborative leader that inspires cross-functional teams, prioritizing and driving for execution