Equipment Engineering Manager

About the Role

Join Corning’s Solar business, which delivers industry-leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. As the Equipment Engineering Manager, you will lead the plant's equipment engineering and maintenance organization to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment. This role focuses on improving equipment performance, maximizing uptime, driving technical problem solving, and developing engineering and maintenance talent. You will partner closely with Operations, Quality, Process Engineering, and Manufacturing leadership to execute strategic initiatives, support production goals, and advance manufacturing excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop equipment engineering and maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, capability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
• Establish and execute equipment reliability strategies, preventive maintenance programs, and predictive maintenance practices.
• Manage the full lifecycle of manufacturing equipment, including specification, acquisition, installation, commissioning, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to equipment failures, downtime, quality issues, and process disruptions.
• Develop equipment standards, maintenance procedures, and change management processes to ensure safe and effective equipment operation.
• Analyze equipment performance metrics and implement improvement initiatives to increase uptime, throughput, yield, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Lead capital equipment projects, including business case development, vendor selection, procurement, installation, startup, and project closure.
• Manage equipment maintenance budgets, spare parts inventories, tooling expenditures, and contract services.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, engineering, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering leaders to support new product introductions, technology transfers, process improvements, and capacity expansion projects.
• Mentor and develop technical talent while building organizational capability in equipment engineering, maintenance, and reliability disciplines.
• Champion continuous improvement methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, AME, KT, and other operational excellence tools.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction to support short-term operational goals and long-term business objectives.
• Prepare and present performance updates, capital plans, and engineering recommendations to plant leadership.
• Perform other duties, projects, and responsibilities as assigned in support of site and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8-10 years of manufacturing experience, including progressive engineering or maintenance leadership responsibility.
• Minimum 2 years of second-level leadership experience.
• Experience managing equipment engineering, reliability, maintenance, or manufacturing engineering organizations.
• Demonstrated success improving equipment performance, reliability, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience leading capital equipment projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving skills.
• Budget development and management experience.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing excellence methodologies and reliability practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in solar, semiconductor, electronics, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Extensive project management experience.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance and reliability-centered maintenance methodologies.
• Experience leading organizations in a matrixed environment.
• Proven track record of developing high-performing technical teams.

Pay

The range for this position is $132,092.00 - $181,627.00 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.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives aligned with key business results.
• Company matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay.
• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, and family building support.
• Fitness programs, company-paid life insurance, disability, and disease management programs.
• Paid time off and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.