Manufacturing Quality Engineer II - (E2) - Austin, TX, United States
$78,500 - $108,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves using best known methods and Lean Six Sigma tools to solve complex manufacturing quality issues, ensuring compliance with established internal and external standards within manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Conduct regular meetings to address manufacturing non-conformances and line issues, driving actions for containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Perform quality audits within manufacturing for compliance with established internal and external standards.
- Facilitate or lead Kaizen events to drive continuous improvement and resolve significant deviations from the standard.
- Use 8D / Lean Six Sigma methodology to drive continuous improvement projects.
- Govern and perform internal Quality Audits.
- Lead or Facilitate 8Ds and Kaizen events when there are significant deviations from the standard.
What you'll need
- Demonstrated quality risk-based/mitigation mindset.
- Working knowledge of and experience with quality management systems (e.g. ISO9001:2015, AS9100).
- Conceptual and practical expertise in quality management and processes.
- Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers and technicians.
- Solves complex problems with poke yoke solutions.
Nice to have
- American Society of Quality Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Auditor.
- Four-year engineering or science degree.
- 3+ years of quality engineering experience.
- Semiconductor experience.
- Candidates with DDP Product knowledge and manufacturing preferred.
Skills: manufacturing quality issues, lean six sigma, quality audits, 8D, CAPA
This role has been open 81 days — well above the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2514
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (2514 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 251 | 2514 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1115 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 53 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing quality issues, lean six sigma, quality audits, 8D, CAPA
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 396 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 252 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 58 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 2514 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.