Sr. Manufacturing Operations Engineer

About the role

The External Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for leading and supporting manufacturing execution, process transfer, and operational performance across Corning’s external manufacturing network. This role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and External Manufacturers to ensure robust process readiness, consistent execution, and continuous improvement for products built outside Corning-owned facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing & Process Enablement: Provide engineering support for metals manufacturing processes, including process setup, stability, and ongoing execution at External Manufacturers.
• External Manufacturing Support: Serve as a primary technical interface to External Manufacturers, providing day-to-day engineering support, issue resolution, and guidance to maintain product performance and manufacturing consistency.
• Process Validation & Readiness: Lead or support process validation activities, including process characterization, capability assessments, PFMEA development, control plan implementation, and first-article/run-at-rate activities.
• Continuous Improvement: Work closely with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and Operations to align requirements, manage changes, and support launch and lifecycle activities.
• Quality & Compliance: Partner with Quality and Operations to ensure external manufacturing processes meet Corning requirements, addressing nonconformances through root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and Operations to align requirements, manage changes, and support launch and lifecycle activities.
• Supplier Engagement & Governance: Support supplier technical reviews, performance evaluations, and change management activities to drive accountability and long-term manufacturing health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline with 3 – 5 years exposure to manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations involving metals or fabricated assemblies, and process engineering, or industrial engineering in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing process control, troubleshooting, and improvement.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, and Engineering teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across suppliers and programs in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Benefits

This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $95,042.00 - $130,683.00 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.