Optical Scientist / Engineer

Role Purpose

Corning Incorporated is hiring an Optical Scientist/Engineer in Corning, NY. This is a full-time onsite role that typically works Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week, with flexibility as needed to support project objectives. Occasional travel may be required, primarily domestic, with international travel included as needed to support cross-site collaboration and customer engagements. Relocation assistance is available.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and characterize next-generation optical technologies, with emphasis on co-packaged optics, optical measurement methods, or fiber-optic components and subsystems.
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments to evaluate optical performance, system behavior, and reliability.
• Build and refine optical test setups, measurement techniques, and data analysis tools for photonic and fiber-optic applications.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Research, Development, Manufacturing, and Product Line organizations to move projects from concept to implementation.
• Partner with global colleagues to support technology development, integration, and scale-up.
• Engage directly with customers to understand requirements, communicate findings, and shape solutions.
• Document innovations through invention disclosures, technical reports, and presentations.
• Stay current on industry trends in optical interconnects, photonics, and data communications.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

• Ph.D. in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of post-academic experience in optical technology development, photonics, or fiber-optic systems.
• Hands-on experience with optical measurements, experimental methods, and data analysis.
• Working knowledge of fiber optics, photonic devices, or optical interconnect technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical teams.
• Available for occasional domestic and international travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with co-packaged optics, optical transceivers, silicon photonics, or optical interconnect architectures.
• Experience characterizing optical components and systems (insertion loss, return loss, coupling efficiency, polarization, bandwidth, or signal integrity).
• Experience developing optical test setups and data acquisition/analysis tools.
• Knowledge of data center, high-speed communications, or networking applications.
• Experience interacting with customers or external partners in a technical capacity.
• Track record of innovation through publications, patents, or successful product development.

Pay

The range for this position is $119,542.00 - $164,370.00 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.