Staff Engineer, Material Processes

Requisition Number: 68980

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How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​ 

​ At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​  

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Role Purpose

This position is an opportunity to join the Materials Forming Technology (MFT) Department, located in our Sullivan Park R&D campus in Corning, NY. Join our innovative MFT team, where we advance materials forming processes and platforms through our expertise, capabilities, and partnerships with the Technology Community and business units. We operate across innovation phases, building first-principle understanding of our processes and translating these fundamentals into engineered solutions. This approach leads to scalable platforms that enable new material compositions, new form factors, advantaged attributes, and industry-leading profitability. The candidate must have solid background in physics, materials science, engineering principles and be interested in applying his/her skills to solve forming technology challenges.

In this role, the candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to address all aspects of materials forming in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include developing modeling frameworks, designing equipment and experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and advancing fundamental understanding. We are looking for disciplined and self-motivated candidates, someone with a positive attitude and ready to be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Innovate forming technologies using first principles to enable new glass / glass ceramic compositions and form factors.
• Advance capabilities with existing forming platforms in support of current and emerging opportunities.
• Work with cross-functional, global teams across research, development, and engineering to quickly devise and implement solutions to forming and materials challenges.
• Develop and deliver novel technology designs / approaches to production.
• Drive process measurement and data analysis to optimize forming processes and improve product quality.
• Utilize / support numerical modeling to guide equipment and process development, gaining insights into thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical properties, structural properties, material behavior and fluid dynamics in forming systems.
• Capture Intellectual Property.
  Travel requirements typically <10%

Experiences/Education - Required

• Ph.D. or Masters in Materials Science or process related Engineering field.
• A minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience with proven success.
• Demonstrated track record of research and publication.
• Expertise in high temperature processing/forming (glass, glass-ceramics, ceramics, preferred).
• Ability to examine compositional impacts on mechanical properties.
• Innovation mindset and ability to work collaboratively in a tight time lined, high uncertainty environment.
• Document models, experimental procedures, results and data analysis. Write internal research reports, invention disclosures and journal and conference publications.
• Clearly interpret and communicate results, learnings and formulate actions and next steps.
• Maintain an organized and safe laboratory environment.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience with powder processing, including compaction, surface chemistry, doping of porous bodies, and thermal processing, with an emphasis on the mechanical stability and structural integrity of green bodies during thermal treatment (e.g., modulus, shrinkage, and deformation).
• Experience with numerical modeling to gain insights into thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical properties, structural properties, material behavior in forming systems, and fluid dynamics.
• Programming skills (Python, Matlab, Comsol) or other lab automation techniques.
• Familiarity with materials characterization methods

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $92,003.00 - $126,505.00 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. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, pension plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.

A job that shapes a life. 

Corning offers you the total package. 

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial, and career from day one

• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows throughout your career. We also offer a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions. 
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, and disease management programs.
• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives, align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well – when Corning wins, we all win.    
• Getting paid for our work is important but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a peer-to-peer recognition program to celebrate success by recognizing colleagues who demonstrate above-and-beyond behaviors. 

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 will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] .