Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement - Austin, TX, United States
$91,000 - $119,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role will drive lean transformation of the Burnet factory, ensuring lean initiatives are designed, driven for success, implemented, and sustained. This individual will help assess processes and KPIs across the Burnet site and ensure improvement roadmaps are defined, executed, and sustained.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement Continuous Improvement strategies to streamline processes and eliminate waste to drive visual factory and process optimizations through Tier Daily Management.
- Utilize methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen to drive process improvements.
- Conduct thorough assessments of current processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement, and implement Lean principles to optimize these processes.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, and business units, to ensure Lean improvements are integrated seamlessly with digital technologies.
- Establish metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness of Lean and continuous improvement initiatives and analyze data to identify trends and areas for further enhancement.
- Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and Kaizen events to educate employees on Lean methodologies and digital tools, and improve business processes and waste identification using Value Stream Maps.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related engineering disciplines.
- 5-8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment driving Lean and Six Sigma programs across a large-scale and diverse manufacturing footprint.
- Experience in driving a lean and digitize mindset across the supply chain with a global team.
- Formal Six Sigma training and associated Lean, Blackbelt, and SPC credentials.
Nice to have
- Proven track record of developing, implementing, and sustaining a CI culture across a global enterprise.
- Direct supplier, customer, and factory experience in managing CI portfolios with measurable efficiency gains.
Skills: Continuous Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, process mapping, Kaizen
This role has been open 44 days — below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2481
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Median days open
52 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 | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (2481 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 232 | 2481 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 398 | 9855 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 52 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: Continuous Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, process mapping, Kaizen
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 399 open roles · median 77 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 232 open roles · median 35 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 57 d
- Infineon Technologies · 91 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 70 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2481 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.