Controls Engineer III

Controls Engineer III

** Date:
** Jun 18, 2026

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* Location:

** Hickory, NC, US, 28601

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 75808

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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.

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* Purpose:

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* Responsible for the design, development, programming, implementation, and optimization of control systems supporting Corning's cable manufacturing processes. This role provides controls and electrical engineering expertise to improve product, process, and equipment performance, support innovation, and enable new product introduction within the plant. It requires advanced technical leadership in troubleshooting complex automation issues, integrating systems, and improving equipment reliability, safety, and efficiency.

The position also leads projects that drive root cause understanding, cost reduction, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, while mentoring junior team members and maintaining awareness of emerging technologies and intellectual property developed through project work.

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* Key Responsibilities:

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* - Provides leadership in problem solving, and technical expertise, to ensure timely resolution of short-term process and equipment issues, and higher level troubleshooting

- Design, create, modify, and implement  robust, cost effective automation and process machine control systems (i.e., Allen Bradley PLC programs) for our fiber optic cable production plant.

- Mentor and train junior controls engineers

-Manage the controls engineering scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects.

- Interface with external system integrators to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to Corning's facility.

Participate in all phases of the project including design, fabrication, off-line integration and testing, installation, production start-up support, training of plant personnel, and technology transfer.  Independently follow construction of equipment in vendors' facilities.

- Capable of working closely with other engineers, maintenance, operations and other plant and division functions to perform line troubleshooting and execute project assignments to completion in a team based environment with minimal supervision.

- Participate in an on call rotation, providing support during nights, weekends, and holidays as needed to ensure continuous coverage and timely response to critical issues.

** Work Hours and

Schedule:

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* - Nominal working hours are M - F, 8 AM - 5 PM.

- Informal 24/7 coverage for ad-hoc call-in support (approx. every 6 weeks)

** Travel:
** neglible

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* Qualifications:

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* -    Bachelors in Electrical Engineering , Computer Science , Mechanical Engineering /, or Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology

-    4+ years manufacturing experience working with HMI / SCADA systems programming: PLCs…