Senior Staff Engineer, Controls

Role Purpose

Corning Incorporated is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer, Controls in Corning, NY. This full‑time onsite role typically works Monday‑Friday, 40 hours per week, with flexibility as needed. The position may also be based in Charlotte, Hickory, or Wilmington, NC, depending on business needs. Travel averages approximately 50%; primarily domestic, with potential international travel. Relocation assistance is available.

• Lead controls engineering scope for automation and capital projects from concept development through design, build, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Design, develop, and deploy integrated automation and machine control systems using PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related controls technologies.
• Define control architectures, functional specifications, and integration requirements that support manufacturing and process objectives.
• Provide technical direction for controls work executed by contractors, system integrators, machine builders, and internal project team members.
• Review and approve controls deliverables such as electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC and HMI programs, network architecture, and integration documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex controls, programming, networking, and system integration issues during project execution and startup.
• Apply knowledge of process control, motion control, PID implementation, and industrial networking to improve equipment capability and project performance.
• Coordinate with project managers, manufacturing teams, process engineers, vendors, and other stakeholders across Corning locations to meet project objectives.
• Support commissioning, startup, training, and technology transfer as systems are handed off to plant teams.
• Mentor less experienced engineers, support controls best practices, and contribute to software and documentation standardization.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional, non‑academic experience in industrial controls and automation engineering.
• Experience designing and implementing PLC‑based machine or process automation systems in manufacturing, industrial automation, OEM, or system integration environments.
• Experience with Rockwell / Allen‑Bradley PLC programming and familiarity with Siemens and Omron platforms.
• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems such as Factory Talk View, Optix, Ignition, or iFix.
• Knowledge of MES/SCADA architecture, electrical schematics, ladder logic, industrial networking, and integrated system commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Must be available for significant travel, primarily domestic, to support project build, installation, and commissioning activities.

• Experience leading controls scope for capital projects and directing technical work across contractors, machine builders, or system integrators.
• Knowledge of Ether Net/IP, Ether
  
  CAT, Profinet, or related industrial communication protocols.
• Experience with PID controls, advanced control implementation, motion control, robotics, or machine vision systems.
• Familiarity with Fanuc or ABB robot programming.
• Knowledge of IEC programming structures such as ladder logic, function block, structured text, or sequential flowchart.
• Experience supporting project scope, schedule, and budget coordination on larger engineering projects.

Travel averages approximately 50%; primarily domestic with potential international travel. Relocation assistance is available.

The range for this position is $ – $ assuming full‑time status.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

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