Industrial Engineer - Foundry Quality and Reliability Labs
Intel · Arizona
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $141k–$199k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Intel (industrial) in Arizona.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Value stream mapping, ISO 9001, Internal audits, Automation, Casting, Time studies
- Base pay
- $141k–$199k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $118k–$165k. This one lists $141k–$199k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 28 quality engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 27 other live quality postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- About 20% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $118k–$165k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 68%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 64%
- Supplier quality 61%
- New product launch 50%
- FMEA 46%
- SPC 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, Time studies, MES, Power BI / Tableau, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Industrial Engineer - Foundry Quality and Reliability Labs at Intel in other locations
Intel lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Oregon · $104k–$199k
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qualifications
to be initially considered for this position.
requirements
and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your school work/classes/research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field Engineering Field (Manufacturing, Systems, Mechanical or SW Engineering) with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, foundry, or laboratory operations environment or Master of Science (MS) in Industrial Engineering or related field (Manufacturing, Systems, Mechanical or SW Engineering) with 7+ years of experience.
- ✓5 + years’ experience with Project Management including KPI framework development, performance measurement, and data-driven continuous improvement.
- ✓5 + years’ experience with Power BI/Excel, HTML, JIRA, GITlab, DBaaS: Proficient in building interactive operational dashboards, data models and automated report distribution; experience connecting Power BI to SQL databases, ERP/MES systems, and Excel data sources.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Data Scripting and Digital Tools - Python, SQL (or equivalent): Proficient in writing queries for data extraction, transformation, aggregation, and reporting from relational databases; experience with stored procedures and views preferred
- ✓Quality Management Systems - Working knowledge of and experience operating within ISO 9001 Quality Management System
requirements
including document control, internal auditing, and management review processes. Familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation
requirements
including technical competence, measurement uncertainty, equipment calibration, and proficiency testing
- ✓Shopfloor Control and Automation Systems - Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Workstream or equivalent shop floor control for production/lab order management, work-in-process tracking, data collection, and reporting.
Benefits at Intel
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. Go to Intel Benefits | Intel Careers for details of benefits available to you. Intel reserves the right to modify, change or discontinue benefit plans at any time in its sole discretion.
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Job Description
Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone. Want to learn more? Visit our YouTube Channel or the link below.
Life at Intel
The Labs Industrial Engineer is responsible for optimizing the operational efficiency, capacity utilization, and quality performance of Foundry Quality Reliability Laboratory functions. This role supports lab operational systems design while driving continuous operational improvement through the development and management of key performance indicators, lab automation, and governance systems. The ideal candidate combines strong engineering fundamentals, with experience in IT/automation development in a lab/manufacturing systems environment to deliver data-informed decisions, streamlined workflows, and measurable performance gains across the foundry lab global ecosystem.
Business group
This role is part of Intel's Foundry Quality and Reliability Labs organization, a team dedicated to ensuring Intel's global lab capabilities meet the evolving needs of customers and the business. The group focuses on operational excellence, efficiency, and innovation in lab processes, supporting Intel's foundry mission to deliver world-class technology solutions.
Lab Operations - Efficiency Planning and Standardization
Identify operational inefficiencies through structured time studies, workflow analysis, value stream mapping, and data-driven diagnostics across all lab function that can be improved through standardization and automation of workflows
Lab Operations - Automation and Planning Engineering
Develop effective governance systems for our lab planning/automation requirements, development roadmap, execution and sustaining operations with our IT, Automation, and 3rd party developer partners.
Define and Drive effective KPI metrics with our partners to improve planning, execution and support level outcomes.
Quality Systems and Lab Operations Engineering
Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Quality Management System (QMS) processes within the Reliability and Quality Labs in full compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 standards
Develop and integrate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, user testing, communication plans for all lab planning and automations systems design and roadmaps.
Shift
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location
US, Arizona, Phoenix
Posting Statement
Position of Trust
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Benefits