Lead, Manufacturing Engineering (Distillation Engineer) - Austin, TX, United States
Originally posted 6 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role sustains and continuously improves specialty chemical manufacturing processes for products used in semiconductor manufacturing. The position is primarily responsible for supporting distillation purification processes and equipment.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute strategies to expand manufacturing capacity, reduce variation and cost, and increase product yields on mid- to high-volume processes. - Lead troubleshooting efforts and failure analysis testing on returned products, collaborating with Quality to implement corrective action plans. - Actively lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) processes for significant failures. - Create and update documentation for new and modified equipment and processes, including P&IDs, process flow diagrams, recipes, and work instructions. - Submit capital investment requests with business case justifications and drive the execution of capital projects. - Collaborate with the New Product Development team on the introduction of new products into manufacturing while coaching and mentoring junior engineers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or similar. - 7+ years of experience in operations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of equipment supporting chemical distillation purification and/or packaging, including 3+ years leading interdepartmental projects. - Hands-on distillation experience. - Experience with PFDs, P&IDs, Control Logic Diagrams, Instrumentation Selection, and Valve and Line Sizing. - Experience with FMEA or other risk assessment tools. - Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, wear PPE as necessary, and travel domestically or internationally (<5%).
Nice to have
- Experience with SPC, ISO quality standards, management-of-change for product/process control, and chemical compatibility studies. - Familiarity with handling hazardous materials and DOT 49 CFR hazardous material transportation codes and regulations. - Experience with Aspen, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar tools.
Skills: distillation, chemical engineering, process improvement, P&ID, FMEA
This role has been open 122 days — well above the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2504
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (2504 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 213 | 2504 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 373 | 10119 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 54 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: distillation, chemical engineering, process improvement, P&ID, FMEA
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 381 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 213 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 100 open roles · median 45 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 67 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 2504 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.