Advanced Optics Quality Engineer: Process Excellence

Corning Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer for Advanced Optics to lead quality system deployments, process controls, and validation across new product introductions and scale-ups. You will work with division functions and site teams to ensure capability, compliance, and readiness from design through production.

The role emphasizes PPAP, MSA, PFMEA, and control plans, with travel up to 25% and a need for strong analytics, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, process engineering, or a related technical role.
• Experience supporting new product introduction, pilot or production-line startup, process scale-up, equipment qualification, technology transfer, or major process change.
• Demonstrated experience applying PPAP or comparable structured qualification methods to new or existing manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of PCPD, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, process capability, validation, risk assessment, and production-readiness methods.
• Experience developing or improving manufacturing quality systems using continuous improvement tools — including documentation, change control, measurement and calibration, training, and process review.
• Proficiency using data, statistical analysis, and structured problem-solving methods (8D, DMAIC, root cause analysis, Lean, Six Sigma) along with analytical tools such as Excel, Power BI, JMP, Minitab, or Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Partner with division functions and site departments to translate customer, product, and process requirements into practical manufacturing controls and qualification plans.
• Lead PPAP, process qualification, validation, and production-readiness activities for new products, pilot lines, equipment qualifications, technology transfers, capacity expansions, and major process changes.
• Develop and maintain process flows, CTQ characteristics, PFMEAs, Control Plans, reaction plans, qualification plans, and readiness evidence.
• Lead Measurement System Analysis (MSA), process capability studies, and data analysis to verify that requirements, controls, and validations are effective.
• Develop, implement, and improve PCPD elements — including documentation, standard operating setpoints, training, change control, experiment planning, measurement and calibration controls, audits, and process reviews.
• Identify qualification and control gaps, align cross-functional ownership, and drive issues to evidence-based closure — ensuring decisions, risks, exceptions, and required follow-up actions are clearly documented and communicated.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

8D, DMAIC problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality/Operations

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Minitab

JMP

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Corning Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer for Advanced Optics to lead quality system deployments, process controls, and validation across new product introductions and scale-ups. You will work with division functions and site teams to ensure capability, compliance, and readiness from design through production.

The role emphasizes PPAP, MSA, PFMEA, and control plans, with travel up to 25% and a need for strong analytics, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership.