Sr. Engineer Materials

About the role

The Sr. Engineer Materials role within Corning's Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering division serves all existing businesses. Projects typically last 6 months to 2 years and cover initial research projects through stage 5 manufacturing support. The role involves serving as a material expert, interacting with raw materials, suppliers, fabrication, research, development, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as expert in material properties and their impact on Corning's products and processes
• Drive to root cause understanding of technical challenges to improve yield, extend asset life, reduce costs, improve product attributes, and enable new products
• Develop laboratory testing regimen and process simulations to extend knowledge base and support/disprove hypotheses
• Work with laboratory staff to ensure optimal turnaround time and experimental efficiency
• Work with external suppliers to identify best material solutions for project applications
• Share technical findings with colleagues ranging from technical peers to senior level leadership, enabling data-based decisions which drive to project success
• Maintain high quality engineering principles, including extensive use of statistics, structured problem-solving methods such as KT, DOE, and DMAIC six sigma tools
• Document all project findings in internal, structured reports and presentations. Protect Corning's intellectual property by filing invention disclosures for patent applications

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Ceramic Engineering or Materials Science Engineering
• 0-5 years of experience in Ceramic or Materials Engineering role
• Deep technical knowledge in ceramic/glass material processing, evaluation, and failure mechanism understanding
• Laboratory experience, hands-on approach to developing and executing experimentation to drive to root cause understanding
• Multi-tasking mandatory – balance multiple project responsibilities with different technical focus areas
• User of existing literature to facilitate learning - internal and external publications, ASTM standards, journals, conference proceedings, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful working relationships with internal business customers, external suppliers, and co-workers
• High proficiency in written and verbal communication skills; report writing, clear concise PowerPoint presentation skills; comfortable presenting in front of groups ranging from technical peers to senior level leadership

Desired Experiences

• Refractory and glass material understanding; microstructure, chemistry, high temperature material interactions, process engineering basics, ceramic forming techniques; dry and wet processing, sintering expertise
• Project management tools and approach
• Statistical data analysis, utilization of designed of experiments