Senior Engineer, Material Quality Engineering

The Role: 

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Engineer in our Materials Quality Engineering team (Supplier Quality) for our regional Japan supplier base and Japan 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 manage a raw material portfolio critical to supporting our Dry Process Solutions (example: eChucks, gases) and IC Polishing Solutions (Example: Organic chemistries, packaging or filtration) business units.  The candidate must be able to work with autonomy and independent judgement to achieve both Materials Quality Engineering and Entegris corporate goals plus lead continuous improvement and supplier change projects with our critical/strategic suppliers.  The candidate will also 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 is required to enable effective supplier management and improvement of supplier performance.  This position will 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 to lead onsite assessment and qualification of materials suppliers, identifying gaps/opportunities, driving gap closure and continuous improvement actions/projects. 

• Work with a Global team including our plants in the USA and support local and global issues when required. 

• Understand the supplier’s processes and how the raw material has an impact on Entegris products and customers’ application. 

• Be a subject matter and technical expert in raw material management and support Entegris corporate and division’s 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, FMEA, Control Plans, etc.). 

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

• Proactively assess supplier risk and plan for appropriate risk mitigation 

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

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

• Drive supplier corrective actions and preventative actions to meet Entegris issue resolution expectations (SCAR, 8D, 5-why, Fishbone, etc.). 

• 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 our industry and customer requirements. 

Qualifications/Traits: 

• 4 Year Degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering 

• MS and/or PhD preferred 

• Six-Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred. Knowledge of statistical software like Minitab, JMP strongly preferred 

• Required to communicate fluently in Japanese and English.  Additional fluency in Chinese a plus. 

• The candidate should demonstrate a deep technical understanding of chemical or gas manufacturing, with an understanding of ceramic materials preferred 

• Direct experience with supplier quality management preferred 

• ASQ Certification or equivalent preferred but not required. 

• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in chemical or gas manufacturing, automotive, semiconductor industry or related high-tech industry 

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

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills 

• Ability to work independently and have strong organizational skills. 

• Strong project management and leadership skills 

• Ability to collaborate with cross functional departments. 

• Location: Tokyo Office