Clean Design Staff Engineer

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Date: Jul 22, 2026

Location: Corning, NY, US, 14831

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Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 76753

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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 Clean Design Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of contamination control strategies, clean manufacturing systems, and controlled-environment processes supporting Corning’s advanced manufacturing and innovation activities. This role applies engineering principles, cleanroom science, and contamination control methodologies to enhance product quality, process capability, operational efficiency, and reliability.

The position supports projects across all Corning businesses and technology platforms, collaborating with research, development, engineering, and manufacturing teams throughout the innovation lifecycle. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical expertise, analytical thinking, and a practical approach to solving complex contamination and process challenges in laboratory, pilot, and manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver technical solutions supporting contamination control, clean processing, and clean manufacturing initiatives across Corning businesses, including S&T and EIG.

Design, develop, and implement cleanroom systems, contamination control strategies, and process improvements to achieve product quality, capability, yield, and cost objectives.

Lead and execute experiments, data analysis, and engineering studies to identify root causes and develop sustainable corrective actions for contamination-related issues.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including research, development, facilities, operations, quality, and manufacturing to implement clean design best practices.

Develop specifications, standards, and engineering requirements for cleanroom facilities, equipment, utilities, materials, and manufacturing processes.

Evaluate and deploy contamination monitoring, cleanliness verification, and metrology methods to ensure compliance with product and process requirements.

Support technology scale-up and transfer activities from laboratory through pilot and manufacturing implementation.

Review project progress, technical risks, and performance results against established milestones with project stakeholders and customers.

Document technical findings, engineering analyses, best practices, and intellectual property to support project execution and organizational learning.

Experiences/Education - Required

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineer, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Minimum 5 yrs. experience in contamination control, clean manufacturing, cleanroom operations, or related engineering disciplines. …