Staff Engineer, Process

Staff Engineer, Process

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US, 28216

Company:
Corning

Requisition Number: 77512

Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what's possible. 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.

Come break through with us. Corning's businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation
• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Role

Purpose:

In this role, you have the opportunity to impact the corporation by combining your understanding of manufacturing processes with disciplined problem-solving methods to deliver direct impact to the company bottom line. Project assignments vary widely and can include deep study into fundamental understanding of glass, ceramic or molding processes, qualification of new equipment, augmenting manufacturing operations, identifying process improvements, finding ways to increase throughput and capacity or identifying needed technology to impact capability.

In addition to manufacturing know-how, you will have an opportunity to use project management skills to manage timelines, costs and deliverables. MTE process engineering has a unique role in that you will be assigned to various projects across the entire corporation depending on the priority or urgency of any project. The Chemical and Process Engineering leadership is committed to provides relevant training to our team by focusing on the fundamentals of manufacturing excellence and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the design and development of new processes or improvement to existing processes at Corning facilities worldwide
• Lead yourself and teams towards solving problems and improving processes based on fundamental understanding and structured problem solving methods such as KT, Designed Experimentation, or Six Sigma.
• Lead the implementation of Process Control and Process Discipline systems into manufacturing operations, as well as, use your analytical skills to analyze process data using statistical tools (e.g. pareto, regression, time charting, analysis of variance, gauge R&R, etc.).
• Other responsibilities include measuring and communicating performance against established objectives, reviewing and interpreting data to make recommendations on immediate actions, long term corrective actions, follow-up experiments, etc., and documenting processes and mentoring operators and peers on defined processes

Travel Requirements:
Must be available for significant (up to 75%) travel within the North Carolina region, including a potential to multiple locations to support business needs. International travel could be required as well.

Experiences/Education

- Required:

• Education required:
  
  We require a minimum of BS in chemical, materials, ceramic or mechanical engineering (MS preferred) and 5+ years hands-on experience in engineering/manufacturing with a track record of successfully solving process problems based on fundamental understanding

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated use of scientific method and engineering principles to solve problems…