Quality Engineer
About The Position
The Quality Engineer develops, implements, and sustains quality assurance processes to ensure products meet standards for performance, reliability, and compliance. The role works across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations in a union environment to resolve quality issues and promote continuous improvement and product and process excellence. The position also collaborates with Product Engineering on product quality issues and customer-facing discussions, writes experiment plans and reports, and serves as backup to the Plant Quality Manager when needed. Travel is up to 50%, primarily domestic, with occasional international trips. The position does not support immigration sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of experience in quality engineering, quality assurance, or a related role.
- Proficiency with MS Office, particularly Word, Access, and Excel, including building queries and creating spreadsheets with formulas.
- Strong knowledge of quality tools and methodologies, including Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Control Plans, 8D, and First Article Inspection.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, vendors, other Corning facilities, and in a union work environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and plan and organize activities based on objectives.
- Willingness to interact with others and actively seek out answers.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing experience is desired.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, procedures, and standards.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) activities for product and process quality issues.
- Analyze quality data, metrics, and trends to identify improvement opportunities and reduce defects.
- Support new product introduction activities by establishing quality plans, inspection methods, and validation requirements.
- Conduct internal audits and support external, customer, and regulatory audits as needed.
- Program and operate a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).
- Train and mentor junior team members on quality tools, methods, and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or other structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, regulations, and customer requirements.
- Prepare and present quality reports, findings, and recommendations to management.
- Collaborate with Product Engineering to resolve product quality issues and participate in customer-facing discussions.
- Write experiment plans and reports.
- Serve as backup to the Plant Quality Manager in their absence.
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions.
- Matching contributions to a 401(k) savings plan; total company contributions to retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of pay, depending on age and years of service.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid parental leave and family building support.
- Fitness benefits.
- Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits.
- Disease management programs.
- Paid time off.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Recognition program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
