Job Title:
Lead Engineer, Lab Quality Engineering
Job Description:
The Role
Entegris is currently seeking a Global Thin Film Metrology Quality Engineer to join our Analytical Laboratories team, based in our Danbury, Ct facility.
In this role, you will Implement, sustain, and improve thin-film metrology methods for our Materials Solutions Coating operations . This cross-functional role partners with laboratory, R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, customer quality, and quality systems teams to strengthen measurement capability, reduce variation, govern change, support technology transfer, and improve audit readiness.
What You’ll Do
Own quality oversight for thin-film and coating metrology methods, measurement systems, software workflows, and data packages within the assigned scope.
Develop, validate , verify, transfer, and maintain fit-for-purpose methods for film thickness, uniformity, surface morphology, roughness, composition, structure, adhesion, stress, and other critical-to-quality attributes.
Establish measurement controls , including calibration and verification strategy, reference standards , system suitability, control charts, uncertainty evaluation, gauge R&R, method correlation, matching, and inter-laboratory comparability.
Provide quality governance for instrument qualification, method changes, software changes, new capability introduction, and method transfers using approved change-control and risk-management processes.
Review abnormal trends, out-of-specification or out-of-trend results, measurement excursions, and data-integrity concerns; ensure appropriate containment , investigation rigor, root-cause analysis, CAPA, and effectiveness verification.
Use statistical methods to evaluate bias, precision, stability, capability, repeatability, reproducibility, and measurement-system contribution to total process variation.
Develop and maintain controlled procedures, method documentation, technical reports, validation protocols, training materials, qualification criteria, and audit-ready records.
Support internal, external, and customer audits as needed; provide objective technical evidence and clearly communicate method capability, measurement uncertainty, data limitations, and risk.
Translate product and process requirements into practical metrology strategies, sampling plans, acceptance criteria, and quality controls.
Drive alignment of best-known methods, instrument platforms, data review practices, and escalation criteria across sites while recognizing justified site- or product-specific requirements.
Build and maintain a thin-film metrology capability roadmap addressing capacity, redundancy, obsolescence, automation, digital integration, reference standards, and future business needs.
Provide technical coaching and training to engineers, scientists, chemists, and technicians; lead cross-functional improvement projects without direct supervisory authority.
Maintain a safe laboratory environment and ensure work follows applicable EHS, chemical-handling, equipment, and waste-disposal requirements.
What We Seek
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Material Science or related field required , M.S. or Ph.D. preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience in thin-film, coating, surface, semiconductor, advanced-materials, or precision-metrology environments.
Strong knowledge of analytical chemistry, materials science, physics, semiconductor materials, thin films, ceramic materials, and metrology.
Experience with thin-film metrology tools such as spectroscopic ellipsometry, reflectometry, profilometry, optical or confocal microscopy, interferometry, thickness mapping, AFM, SEM/EDS, XRR, XRD, or related surface and structural characterization techniques.
Demonstrated ability to develop, validate , troubleshoot, or sustain thin-film metrology methods and interpret complex measurement data.
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