Controls Engineer III

About the role

The Controls Engineer III role is part of the Optical Communications segment of Corning, responsible for designing, developing, programming, implementing, and optimizing control systems for Corning's cable manufacturing processes. This role involves providing technical expertise to improve product, process, and equipment performance, support innovation, and enable new product introductions within the plant.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in problem solving and technical expertise to ensure timely resolution of short-term process and equipment issues, and higher level troubleshooting.
• Designs, creates, modifies, and implements robust, cost-effective automation and process machine control systems (i.e., Allen Bradley PLC programs) for Corning’s fiber optic cable production plant.
• Mentors and trains junior controls engineers.
• Manages the controls engineering scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects.
• Interfaces with external system integrators to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to Corning’s facility, participating in all phases of the project including design, fabrication, off-line integration and testing, installation, production start-up support, training of plant personnel, and technology transfer.
• Works closely with other engineers, maintenance, operations, and other plant and division functions to perform line troubleshooting and execute project assignments to completion in a team-based environment with minimal supervision.
• Participates in an on-call rotation, providing support during nights, weekends, and holidays as needed to ensure continuous coverage and timely response to critical issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology.
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience working with HMI/SCADA systems programming: PLCs/HMIs/VFDs controlling process and automation equipment in a plant environment, including higher-level communications protocols (e.g., Allen Bradley ControlLogix v20 systems or higher), and the ability to generate, debug, and modify PLC code – ladder logic, structured text, and function block diagram.
• Strong fundamental understanding of electrical design practices, machine/motion control systems, electro-mechanical systems, VFD and Servo programming, communication protocols, and practical application, and ability to generate and interpret electrical drawings using AutoCAD Electrical 2021 for systems design including control panel layouts, component documentation, and schematics to prepare initial CAD design layouts of both complete electrical controls systems and control sub-sections, as well as review electrical drawing packages for conformance to Corning standards.
• Proactive safety measures for all equipment and processes, seeking to identify and correct potential safety or environmental issues using NEC, NFPA, and other pertinent safety codes, ensuring safety procedures, such as Lock-Out Tag-Out, are always followed.

Desired Skills

• Allen Bradley ControlLogix v20 systems experience.
• Experience with the OSI PI (historian) interface.
• Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Entrepreneurial/Visionary (able to conceive and design a control system never demonstrated and understands the big picture and can project this view).

Pay

The range for this position is $105,994.00 - $145,743.00 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.

Schedule

Nominal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Informal 24/7 coverage for ad-hoc call-in support (approx. every 6 weeks).

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives aligned with key business results.
• Fixed contributions to a 100% company-paid pension benefit throughout your career.
• Health and well-being benefits including 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) to support you and your family.
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. We consider requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment.