Sr IMS-SCADA Engineer

Sr IMS-SCADA Engineer

** Date:
** May 14, 2026

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* Location:

** Hickory, NC, US, 28601

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 74830

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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.

** Purpose of Position:*
* Serve as a Sr. IMS Engineer within the Corning Optical Communications Division Engineering team, responsible for the design, deployment, and support of manufacturing and data systems. This role drives the introduction of new automation equipment, system integration, process improvements, and cost-reduction initiatives across global manufacturing sites.

** Responsibilities:*
* -    Design, document, implement, and maintain essential Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for automated manufacturing equipment and manual processes

-    Interface automated and manual manufacturing equipment with plant information systems (MES) and enterprise data platforms

-    Provide appropriate and timely technical guidance and expertise related to SCADA and manufacturing data systems to ensure the operational reliability of SCADA systems, and ensure cybersecurity and data integrity best practices are followed

-    Work with automation equipment vendors to design/document equipment interface specifications

-    Solicit and document Voice of Customer from manufacturing sites to include in system design and continuous improvement

-    Collaborate with Process engineering to determine and provide process data to data historians at appropriate time intervals

-    Individual must be capable of executing project assignments, in a team-based environment, with minimal supervision.

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* Work Hours:

** Traditionally Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM (Must be flexible and available to work some after hours and weekends, as required to support operational requirements)

** Travel Requirements:
** Up to 50%

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* Qualifications:

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* -    Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.

-    Ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of experience in SCADA development(Ignition, GE iFix, or similar)  , Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, SQL)

-    3+ years Experience integrating automated and manual manufacturing equipment with plant Information Management Systems (IMS)

-    1+ year experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g., OPC UA, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, MQTT, Etc.)

-    Able to travel globally (Mexico, Poland, and China at a minimum)

Desired

Skills:

-    Advanced experience with Inductive Automation Ignition (Perspective, Vision, scripting)

-    Ignition Gold certification

-    Experience configuring Aveva PI System (Asset Framework, Event Frames, PI Vision), and with Siemens, Omron, and Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

-    Bilingual English-Spanish

** This position…