Optical System Quality Engineer

Optical System Quality Engineer

Join Corning, 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. 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.

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:

We are seeking an Optical System Quality Engineer to partner closely with Systems Engineering and cross-functional teams to convert product and system requirements into manufacturing-ready quality systems, process controls, and verification methods for advanced optical and electro-optical products. This role ensures that customer and system requirements are consistently realized in process definitions, control plans, inspection methods, and quality documentation, enabling repeatable performance across development, production, and lifecycle support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements-to-Quality Translation:
  Partner with Systems Engineers to gain a thorough understanding of system, subsystem, and component requirements. Translate product requirements into clearly defined quality requirements, acceptance criteria, manufacturing controls, inspection controls, and verification/validation methods. Ensure all quality requirements are fully traceable to system and customer requirements and are measurable, auditable, and enforceable.
• Process Control & Discipline:
  Develop and maintain process control plans that define key process parameters (KPPs), key quality characteristics (KQCs), Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods, control limits, and reaction plans. Establish inspection and test strategies for optical, mechanical, electrical, and system-level characteristics. Support the development and validation of manufacturing processes, tooling, and work instructions to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Quality Systems & Compliance:
  Develop and maintain quality documentation, including quality plans, inspection and test procedures, and nonconformance and corrective action processes. Ensure compliance with applicable quality standards, regulations, and customer-specific requirements, including ISO 9001, AS9100, and relevant semiconductor or aerospace industry standards, as applicable. Support internal and external audits, as well as customer quality reviews, to ensure ongoing compliance and continuous improvement.
• Verification, Validation &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Support verification and validation (V&V) planning in close coordination with Systems Engineering. Ensure inspection and test methods are capable of adequately verifying allocated requirements. Participate in risk assessments, including FMEA and PFMEA, and ensure mitigation actions are effectively incorporated into manufacturing and quality processes. Support root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to address quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Systems Engineering; optical, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering; manufacturing and operations; and supply chain and supplier quality teams. Support supplier qualification activities, quality flow-down requirements, and incoming inspection processes. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving yield, repeatability, and defect reduction.

Experiences/Education

- Required:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field. Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality engineering, process control, or manufacturing quality. Demonstrated experience translating engineering requirements into quality requirements and process controls. Strong experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process capability analysis. Experience developing inspection and test plans. Background supporting high-precision or complex electro-mechanical systems.

Must be open to travel:
Up to 25% Domestic and possible International

Experiences/Education
- Desired:
Experience supporting optical systems, semiconductor equipment, or…