Data Center Quality Engineer

Role Purpose

Are you passionate about quality, problem-solving, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced technology environment?

Join Corning’s Data Center Business Unit and play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of innovative connectivity solutions that power the world's data infrastructure.

What is your role?

As a Quality Engineer, you will support product and process quality across Data Center products and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Supplier Quality, NPI, and Customer-facing teams to investigate quality issues, drive corrective actions, and strengthen quality systems. This position offers the opportunity to influence product integrity, manufacturing excellence, and customer satisfaction through data-driven decision making and structured problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Support investigations of quality incidents, including containment activities, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Develop and maintain quality tools such as Control Plans, Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) requirements, risk assessments, and process controls.
• Participate in process capability studies, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and manufacturing process evaluations.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, including qualification builds, readiness reviews, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Analyze quality performance metrics, customer feedback, audit findings, and manufacturing data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and strengthen product and process quality.
• Support customer quality inquiries and participate in internal and external quality audits.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 2–3 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or a related engineering discipline.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis methodologies, and corrective/preventive action processes.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in manufacturing or technical environments.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings effectively.
• Conversational English required.
• Availability to travel globally (30–50%) based on business needs and customer support requirements.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience with data center, high-reliability, telecommunications, or connectivity products.
• Exposure to Six Sigma, Green Belt training, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, TL9000, or other quality management systems.
• Experience using digital quality systems and analytics tools such as SAP, ETQ, SharePoint, or Power BI.

What do we offer?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package above market standards.
• Career development opportunities within a global technology leader.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and world-class manufacturing environments.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and innovation-driven culture.
• Ongoing learning and professional growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with global teams supporting critical data center solutions.