Cleanroom Engineer

Job Title: Cleanroom Engineer

Location: On Site - Thousand Oaks, California, United StatesSalary: $120,000-$150,000Skills: cleanroom, contamination, chemical engineering, material scienceThe Opportunity:Join a multidisciplinary research and manufacturing environment advancing high-reliability infrared sensors and other mission-focused technologies for space, defense, and commercial applications.

As a Cleanroom Engineer, you will help protect product integrity by strengthening contamination control across cleanroom manufacturing, assembly, testing, and inspection. You’ll collaborate with teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, facilities, and safety to support products where precision and reliability are essential.

Responsibilities

Lead contamination control programs for cleanroom manufacturing, assembly, testing, and inspection activities.Maintain cleanroom procedures, operating standards, and contamination control plans.Monitor environmental conditions, including particulates, temperature, humidity, pressure, airflow, and electrostatic discharge.Coordinate cleanroom certifications, calibration, preventive maintenance, and compliance activities.Assess contamination risks associated with products, materials, equipment, and processes.Investigate contamination events and product issues, applying root cause analysis and corrective action processes.Analyze environmental monitoring data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions and improvements.Support process qualification, validation, audits, and training on cleanroom practices and foreign object prevention.Must-Have Skills:5+ years of experience in contamination control, quality, manufacturing, mission assurance, or a related environment.Knowledge of cleanroom operations, contamination control, and environmental monitoring.Experience with root cause investigations and corrective action processes.Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field.Nice-to-Have Skills:Experience with ISO 14644 cleanroom standards.Knowledge of AS9100 and ANSI/ESD S20.20 requirements.Lean Six Sigma experience.Experience supporting cleanroom certifications, process validation, or customer and regulatory audits.