Applications Engineer

Role Purpose

The Applications Engineer serves as the primary technical contact for a specific customer, defining and interpreting their technical roadmap, monitoring system progress, managing projects, and defining technology and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and update Corning's technical account strategy for the customer
• Deploy Corning's current product/support portfolio to meet the customer's needs, identifying gaps not currently met
• Gauge competitor activities and status
• Manage all day-to-day technical activities at the account
• Coordinate Corning's product design-in efforts at specific customer sites
• Ensure Corning programs understand the customer's needs
• Support customer test data analysis and interpretation
• Support specific customer initiatives
• Coordinate understanding of coating and canning impacts during design-in and PPAP
• Manage PPAP/Specification at the customer level
• Coordinate System Engineering support

Travel Requirements

Domestic travel

Experiences/Education - Required

• BS Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, or Ceramic preferred)
• Minimum 3 years of business-related experience, desired 5 years

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Understand current and future OEM-specific engine/system designs, strategies, functionality requirements, and implications for Corning products
• Understand OEM and supply chain development processes, including series introduction
• Strong knowledge of vehicle emissions systems, including substrates, filters, physical attributes, specifications, production, and quality methods
• Familiarity with Corning systems such as CAPA, LIMS, and WWESS
• DFMEA/PFMEA experience
• Thorough understanding of design tools and services, including mounting/canning, coating effects, CAD, CAE, testing, emissions testing, and prototyping
• Established Corning (CET) network with knowledge of company structure, markets, and strategies
• General knowledge of engine and emission control technologies, trends, customer organizations, and supply chain roles/technologies

Soft Skills

• Team player with strong negotiation, presentation, communication, and project management skills
• Able to read technical drawings, solve problems, write technically, and maintain strong customer focus
• Self-starter with strong technical curiosity

Pay and Benefits

The range for this position is $96,254.00 - $132,349.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Corning offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
• Fixed contributions to a 100% company-paid pension benefit
• Medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.