Staff Scientist, Materials & Devices Integration

Staff Scientist, Materials & Devices Integration

Join us at Corning, 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. 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.

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, fabrication, and evaluation of materials-enabled device structures, including batteries, photovoltaics, advanced packaging, or related platforms
• Develop and execute experiments to understand relationships among material composition, processing conditions, device architecture, and performance
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers across materials, chemistry, physics, modeling, process development, and manufacturing to integrate materials into functional devices
• Define and measure key device performance metrics, reliability indicators, and materials characterization outputs needed to guide development decisions
• Document technical work, present findings to stakeholders, and contribute to intellectual property

Experiences/Education

- Required:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related discipline, with 2+ years of relevant industrial experience
• Strong expertise in materials science, including structure-property relationships, material processing, and characterization
• Hands-on experience integrating materials into functional devices or test vehicles, with exposure to device fabrication, assembly, evaluation, and failure analysis
• Working knowledge of materials and device characterization methods such as microscopy, spectroscopy, electrical testing, electrochemical testing, thermal analysis, mechanical testing, or reliability testing
• Experience with batteries, photovoltaics, advanced packaging, or similar materials-enabled device technologies
• Strong data analysis, technical writing, and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in high-performance, multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent communication skills for technical and business audiences

Experiences/Education
- Desired:

• Familiarity with scale-up considerations, manufacturability, reliability, and performance tradeoffs for materials-based device technologies
• Knowledge of advanced materials processing, coating, joining, packaging, encapsulation, or interface engineering methods
• Experience using statistical analysis, design of experiments, modeling, or data analytics to accelerate materials and device development
• Patent, publication, external collaboration, or industry benchmarking experience in relevant materials or device technology areas
• Ability to contribute in cross-functional project teams and communicate technical results clearly to both expert and non-expert audiences

This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $ - $ 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.

Corning offers you the total package. Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package…