Manufacturing Quality Manager - Bedford, MA, United States
$130,000 - $160,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
Support the eChucks and Specialty Coatings business.
About the role
This role will manage a team of quality engineers and technicians responsible for maintaining robust quality systems, driving product quality improvements, and supporting operational excellence across manufacturing. This manager will own and drive all aspects of the site's quality management system.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS), including quality procedures, inspection standards, control plans, FMEAs, and key performance metrics.
- Chair the Change Control Board, assessing, documenting, and implementing product, process, and system changes.
- Lead complex quality investigations, customer complaints, and 8D corrective actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Own the end-to-end Failure Analysis (FA) process, including customer request intake, tracking, technical evaluation, and closure.
- Oversee metrology programs, GR&R studies, calibration compliance, and long-term stability reviews of critical inspection equipment.
- Provide quality leadership for new product introductions (NPI), qualification activities, process transfers, and validation programs.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence, guide, and mentor engineers and operations personnel.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, including statistical analysis and structured troubleshooting methods.
- Strong background in SPC and Quality.
- Experience with semiconductor part and/or component manufacturing.
- Experience with launching and ramping new, complex products through manufacturing cycles.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering in the semiconductor or precision materials industry.
- Proven experience leading complex investigations, implementing process control systems, and improving stability and capability.
- Expertise with Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, FMEA, and other structured problem-solving tools.
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and cleanroom requirements.
- High Vacuum coating, machining and Ion Implant experience is a plus.
Skills: Manufacturing Quality Manager, quality systems, product quality improvements, operational excellence, quality management system, nonconformance management
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2505
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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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 (2505 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 228 | 2505 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 383 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 52 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: Manufacturing Quality Manager, quality systems, product quality improvements, operational excellence, quality management system, nonconformance management
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 77 d
- Applied Materials · 256 open roles · median 37 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 227 open roles · median 36 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 58 d
- Infineon Technologies · 91 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 70 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 2505 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.