NPI Engineering Project Coordinator at Entegris in Chaska, MN

Job Title:

NPI Engineering Project Coordinator

Job Description:

The Role This role serves as a cross‑functional integrator for new product releases within Chaska development and operations. This coordinator/expeditor proactively connects engineering, tooling, quality, planning, and operations to surface risks early, resolve ambiguity, and prevent handoff delays. Success in this role depends on strong collaboration, informal influence, basic technical understanding, and the ability to drive clarity when information is incomplete.

What You'll Do

• Actively manage the status of work orders by engaging stakeholders across functions, validating assumptions, and ensuring shared understanding of priorities and next steps.
• Identify, diagnose, and work through issues causing delays, including unclear requirements, ownership gaps, staffing constraints, material shortages, or equipment availability, and escalating only after driving cross‑functional discussion and alignment.
• Provide updated timelines/schedules for the high priority projects
• Facilitate ongoing cross‑functional communication to break down information silos, anticipate downstream impacts, and enable proactive planning and scheduling decisions.
• Proactively pull together the right technical experts to troubleshoot tooling, sampling, or quality issues, especially when details are ambiguous or requirements are still evolving.
• Regular review of portfolio with leadership team to update project list and align on scope of role.
• Own and maintain the visual board as the single source of truth, ensuring information is accurate, timely, and framed to support cross‑functional decision‑making and leadership discussions.
• Identify and escalate systematic improvements to automate/facilitate tasks currently requiring manual intervention and execution.

What We Seek

• Working knowledge of the tooling-sampling-QA cycles for new molded products
• Experience working with planning/scheduling, operations, and new product development organizations
• Basic understanding of injection molded products and processes a plus
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and navigate competing priorities
• Strong problem‑solving skills with comfort operating in situations where details are incomplete or evolving
• Ability to influence without formal authority and facilitate productive conversations between technical and operational teams
• Proactive mindset with willingness to challenge assumptions and surface risks early

WHY WORK AT ENTEGRIS? Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Define Your Future. Not everyone who works for a global company shares the same background, experiences and perspectives. We leverage the differences of our employees to bring new ideas to the table. Every employee throughout the company is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives. Our decision-making process is truly a collaborative effort as we realize there are leaders at every level of the organization. We put our values at the core of how we operate as an organization — not just when it’s convenient, but in a lasting and meaningful way. We want the time and energy you spend here to have a positive impact on your life inside and outside of the office.

WHAT WE OFFER Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

• Compensation: $80,000 - $95,000 per year range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Progressive paid time off policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge
• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match with no delayed vesting
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
• Education assistance to support your learning journey
• A values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence

Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future.

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.

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