Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer

** Date:
** Jul 29, 2026

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* Location:

** Corning, NY, US, 14831

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 76738

** The company built on breakthroughs. ​ *
* ** Join us.​ *
* Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what's possible.  ​ 

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations - not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​ 

​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​  

Come break through with us. 

Corning's businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:

+ Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives

+ Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected

+ Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light

+ Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences

+ Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation

+ Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

** Role Purpose*
* The Senior Quality Engineer assists with inspections, quality documentation, nonconformance tracking, process monitoring, and continuous improvement activities. This role also supports process-related quality efforts by helping analyze process performance, participating in investigations, and contributing to actions that improve product consistency and manufacturing control.

** Key Responsibilities*
* + Support implementation and maintenance of quality standards, inspection methods, and process control requirements for operations.

+ Assist with in-process and final quality activities, including inspection plans, data collection, review of production records, and verification of adherence to specifications.

+ Help investigate nonconformances, product defects, and process deviations, and support root cause analysis and corrective actions in partnership with process engineering.

+ Partner with operations and process engineering teams to ensure quality requirements, process controls, and product specifications are understood and followed in the shops.

+ Analyze quality and process data to identify trends, support process capability understanding, and highlight opportunities for product and process improvement.

+ Maintain quality documentation, reports, and records to support traceability, compliance, process validation, and continuous improvement activities.

+ Support audits, validation efforts, trial activities, and other quality system or process improvement initiatives as needed.

+ Interact with scientists, project engineers, and process technicians to address process quality issues

** Experiences/Education - Required*
* + Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Materials, Manufacturing, Chemical, Mechanical, or related technical field

+ Minimum 3 yrs. experience in manufacutring process and quality experience: root cause analysis, data analysis, inspection methods, SPC, or statistical techniques.

** Experiences/Education - Desired*
* + Strong attention to detail and analytical/problem-solving skills.

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Experience with Excel and other data/documentation tools.

+ Experience in manufacturing, glass, automated equipment, or other industrial environments.

** This position does not support immigration sponsorship.*
* The range for this position is $84,932.00 - $ assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and…