Sterilization Process Engineer

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Role Purpose
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting Corning’s sterilization technology and terminal sterilization processes across the CLS division. You will support development, engineering, and manufacturing projects, collaborating with cross‑functional teams including Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Division Engineering. Primary responsibility is to support internal sterilization equipment, processes, and technology, and to interface with outside vendors.

• Actively collaborate with other site engineers, operations personnel, and suppliers to maintain and improve operations.
• Work with operations to gather support needed, information, and provide updates on process status.
• Quickly respond to production and process upsets, troubleshoot production issues, diagnose problems, and implement corrective action (machine fix, process changes, etc.) to reestablish operations.
• Work with operations to further develop SPC/SQC for process discipline and control (PD/PC).
• Provide technical leadership in assigned processes and elevate issues appropriately.
• Continuously improve and expand core process capabilities.
• Use engineering first principles (e.g., MEE) to drive mechanistic understanding and root cause identification.
• Provide technical expertise and strategic direction for sterilization.
• Support and execute activities related to development, validation, routine sterilization, and requalification.
• Lead and collaborate across project teams as assigned—including commercial product support, continuous improvement activities, innovation projects, or other sterilization‑related activities.
• Review and analyze process data for trends and improvement areas.
• Monitor internal asset performance with a focus on 98 % uptime.
• Document changes via the change‑control process.
• Train maintenance and operations personnel on processes and machinery to transfer operational knowledge and ensure quality.
• Respond to off‑hours calls (rotating coverage schedule) to resolve upsets or downtime events; occasionally flex schedule as required.
• Provide indirect leadership to assigned technical and hourly associates to achieve departmental goals.

• Up to 5 % domestic; potential for international in the future.

• Standard business hours;
  Monday – Friday; off‑hours depending on project/rotation.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science, physics, physical science, or related science program.
• 0‑3 years experience in engineering or manufacturing environments.

• Creative/innovative problem solving.
• Able to collaborate across organizational boundaries and integrate solutions.
• Strong experimental practices and engineering problem solving; ability to understand fundamentals, recognize deviations, and implement routine solutions.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Broad knowledge of sterilization techniques and fundamentals.
• Become a subject‑matter expert in sterilization technology.
• Experience with radiation technology, electron beam (e‑beam), nuclear applications, gamma irradiation, or related technology transferable to product sterilization.
• Experience with in the Life Sciences or medical device industries.
• Knowledge of medical device quality systems and sterility assurance requirements.
• DMAIC and/or lean manufacturing principles.
• Equipment and product design and validation experience.
• Familiarity with radiation, heat, filtration, and chemical sterilization methods and associated international standards (ISO 11135, ISO 14937, ISO 11137, ISO 13408).
• Working knowledge of microbiological testing, biocompatibility, and associated international standards (ISO 11737, ISO 11138, ISO 14161, ISO 10993) to support sterilization process validation.
• Experience with data‑analysis software (JMP, Minitab, etc.).

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $69,791.00 – $95,963.00 assuming full‑time status. Starting pay for the successful…