Sr Electrical Controls Engineer

Sr Electrical Controls Engineer

** Date:
** Jun 18, 2026

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* Location:

** Wilmington, NC, US, 28405

Concord, NC, US, 28026

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 75738

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.

This segment is classified into two main product groupings - carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

** Role

Purpose:

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* Provide electrical discipline support in the construction, installation, debug, and startup of equipment and automated systems including hands-on to the point of turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites; majority of time be spent on the floor working on equipment. 

Supervise and provide direction to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment. 

** Project Engineer Responsibilities:
Electrical:*
* -    Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality.  Adhere to all corporate, business unit and site guidelines

o    Safety - Ensure that all the project team has safety training, safety is analyzed in job plans and all safety requirements are met.  Identify potential safety issues.  Report and investigate all safety incidents.

-    Develop understanding of process and equipment functions in area of responsibility 

-    Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules. 

o    Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality. 

-    Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to plants on-time, on-budget and that satisfy performance measures.

-    Perform hands-on troubleshooting, direct engineering techs and trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues. 

-    Provide training to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities. 

-    Review, "redline", and modify existing installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, machine specs, schedules, and complete drawing packages including follow-up with drafting services. 

-    Provide direction to technicians.

-     Create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment. 

-    Procure and expedite materials needed to build or install new or modified equipment.  

-    Assess condition and usability of…