Quality Engineer: Solar Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Corning, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonuses & incentives

401(k) match

Health benefits

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Quality Engineer to support product and process quality in our Solar Modular manufacturing operation. You will monitor quality performance, identify issues, support root-cause investigations, and implement improvements to reduce defects and improve process capability.

You will work with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Measurements & Controls, and Quality teams to ensure processes meet product and quality requirements.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Entry level experience (1+ years) in quality/manufacturing/engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decisions.
• Understanding of process control, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment.

Responsabilidades

• Provide day-to-day quality engineering support for Solar Modular manufacturing processes and production activities.
• Monitor product and process quality performance and identify trends, abnormalities, defects, or conditions requiring investigation.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify sources of variation and opportunities to improve product quality, yield, and process capability.
• Lead or support investigation of manufacturing quality issues using structured problem-solving methods to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Measurements & Controls, and other technical teams to resolve product and process quality concerns.
• Support containment, evaluation, and disposition of nonconforming product according to established quality procedures.
• Develop and maintain appropriate process quality controls, inspection criteria, sampling methods, specifications, and quality documentation.
• Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other statistical tools to monitor manufacturing processes and identify potential quality risks.
• Participate in PFMEA, Control Plan, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gauge R&R, process capability, and other quality-planning activities.
• Support product and process qualifications, manufacturing trials, process changes, and new product introductions.
• Partner with Measurements & Controls and Process Engineering to ensure measurement methods and inspection systems are capable of detecting and controlling critical product characteristics.
• Support corrective and preventive action activities and verify effectiveness of implemented improvements.
• Support internal quality audits and compliance with established Quality Management System requirements.
• Collaborate with production teams to improve adherence to process controls, inspection requirements, and quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect reduction, yield improvement, scrap reduction, process capability, and manufacturing consistency.
• Develop and maintain quality reports, process-quality metrics, investigation documentation, and other technical records.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, safety, continuous improvement, and quality at the source throughout the manufacturing operation.

Conocimientos

Quality engineering

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Process control

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related

Herramientas

SPC

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

Gauge R&R

Process capability

8D problem solving

Power BI

Minitab

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Quality Engineer to support product and process quality in our Solar Modular manufacturing operation. You will monitor quality performance, identify issues, support root-cause investigations, and implement improvements to reduce defects and improve process capability.

You will work with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Measurements & Controls, and Quality teams to ensure processes meet product and quality requirements.