Quality Engineering Co-Op - Rockrimmon, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
$20 - $30 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
Support growing Injection Molding operations.
About the role
As a Quality Engineering Co-Op, you will work alongside experienced Quality Engineers supporting Injection Molding operations. This hands-on role provides exposure to manufacturing, quality systems, process validation, metrology, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What you'll do
- Support Quality Engineers with process validations, including IQ/OQ/PQ activities.
- Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify trends, improve process capability, and support defect reduction efforts.
- Assist with nonconformance investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Help develop, maintain, and improve quality documentation, including control plans, inspection procedures, sampling plans, and PFMEAs.
- Participate in audits, process reviews, and quality system compliance activities to support ISO 9001 and customer requirements.
- Utilize metrology equipment and statistical tools to evaluate product and process performance.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical data.
- Interest in manufacturing, quality engineering, plastics processing, or injection molding.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Nice to have
- Exposure to statistical analysis, quality tools, or engineering laboratory environments.
- Experience with CAD, Minitab, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, quality systems, or metrology equipment.
Skills: quality engineering, process validations, injection molding, continuous improvement
This role has been open 36 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
2523
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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 (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 225 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 380 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 52 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: quality engineering, process validations, injection molding, continuous improvement
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.
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