PV Reliability Manager
Corning · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $141k–$193k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Corning (industrial) in Phoenix, AZ. By building a capable reliability laboratory and leading certification and reliability-improvement efforts, this role will reduce product risk, improve speed to qualification, strengthen product data packages, and help deliver durable, commercially.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, DOE, Minitab
- Base pay
- $141k–$193k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $92k–$120k. This one lists $141k–$193k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 16 reliability engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live reliability postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- About 58% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 8+)
Typical $92k–$120k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- ✓ FMEA 31%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DOE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Corning in Phoenix
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Full description from CorningAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the business’ technical expert for PV module reliability, qualification, certification, and reliability-laboratory development, supporting delivery of qualified current and next-generation solar products.
- ◆Partner across Corning and with external partners to develop and execute reliability test plans, and product acceptance criteria. Leverage Corning Reliability’s expertise in glass, mechanical, and related material-performance testing while owning module-level reliability integration within MAP.
- ◆Lead qualification and certification planning for new products, product changes, materials, suppliers, and manufacturing changes; coordinate technical engagement with external test laboratories, certification bodies, and key industry partners.
- ◆Establish and continuously improve Corning’s reliability lab in alignment with Corning’s product-delivery plans, including equipment and capability planning, test methods, operating procedures, calibration and verification systems, safety, laboratory quality practices, and data-management systems.
- ◆Lead or direct module-level accelerated testing, reliability evaluations, and failure investigations—including environmental, performance, safety, and durability testing—to identify degradation mechanisms, product risks, and near-limit conditions.
- ◆Analyze and communicate reliability results through technical reports, risk assessments, product-readiness recommendations, and certification data packages that support product release, customer needs, and compliance requirements.
- ◆Translate reliability learning into practical improvements in module design, materials, specifications, supplier requirements, manufacturing controls, and product quality architecture across the poly-to-module value chain.
- ◆Provide technical leadership and mentoring to lab personnel and cross-functional teams, while helping build scalable internal reliability capability and standard work.
- ◆Support production quality, engineering and operations as required to address quality and reliability topics which may include technically rigorous investigations for product failures, field-return issues, near-limit results, supplier concerns, and process excursions.
- ◆Lead root-cause analysis and structured problem solving with, Quality, Materials, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Corning’s Technology Community, suppliers, and external partners.
- ◆Translate test outcomes into actionable improvements to module design, materials, specifications, manufacturing controls, supplier requirements, and product architecture.
Experiences/Education - Required
- ✓Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or another relevant technical/scientific discipline.
- ✓10+ years of progressively responsible experience in photovoltaic reliability, module qualification, certification, laboratory operations, product engineering, quality engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- ✓Demonstrated hands-on expertise with photovoltaic module reliability testing and environmental test methods.
- ✓Strong working knowledge of IEC 61215, IEC 61730, and related PV module qualification, safety, and certification standards.
- ✓Experience operating, developing, improving, or commissioning a reliability, quality, or environmental-test laboratory.
- ✓Experience with laboratory-quality systems, controlled procedures, calibration/verification programs, equipment maintenance, and traceable technical records.
- ✓Strong technical writing, presentation, data-analysis, and communication skills.
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and statistical/problem-solving tools.
Experiences/Education - Desired
- ✓Direct experience with IEC/UL 61215, IEC/UL 61730, UL 2703, UL 3703, Qualification Plus, and related PV module, mounting-system, or component standards.
- ✓Experience leading external laboratory audits, witness testing, production-factory surveillance, certification-body interactions, or technical reviews.
- ✓Expertise in PV degradation mechanisms, accelerated stress testing, failure analysis, reliability modeling, and field-performance evaluation.
- ✓Experience with Minitab, JMP, DOE, FMEA/FMECA, statistical analysis, or reliability-data modeling.
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Role Purpose
The PV Reliability Manager will help Corning move from testing execution to ownership of reliability requirements, qualification strategy, and product acceptance criteria. By building a capable reliability laboratory and leading certification and reliability-improvement efforts, this role will reduce product risk, improve speed to qualification, strengthen product data packages, and help deliver durable, commercially released solar modules aligned to Corning’s product-delivery and technology-integration strategy.