Staff Engineer - Material Process

Requisition Number: 79656

The company built on breakthroughs. ​  
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Corning is 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.  ​  

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​  

​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.​   

Come break through with us.  

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

Role Purpose

This position is an opportunity to join the Materials Forming Technology (MFT) Department, located in our Sullivan Park R&D campus in Corning, NY. Join our innovative MFT team, where we advance materials forming processes and platforms through our expertise, capabilities, and partnerships with the Technology Community and business units. We operate across innovation phases, building first-principle understanding of our processes and translating these fundamentals into engineered solutions. This approach leads to scalable platforms that enable new material compositions, new form factors, advantaged attributes, and industry-leading profitability.  The candidate must have solid background in physics, materials science, engineering principles and be interested in applying his/her skills to solve forming technology challenges.  In this role, the candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to address all aspects of materials forming in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include developing modeling frameworks, designing equipment and experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and advancing fundamental understanding.  We are looking for disciplined and self-motivated candidates, someone with a positive attitude and ready to be a team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Innovate forming technologies using first principles to enable new glass / glass ceramic compositions and form factors.
• Advance capabilities with existing forming platforms in support of current and emerging opportunities.
• Work with cross-functional, global teams across research, development, and engineering to quickly devise and implement solutions to forming and materials challenges.
• Develop and deliver novel technology designs / approaches to production.
• Drive process measurement and data analysis to optimize forming processes and improve product quality.
• Utilize / support numerical modeling to guide equipment and process development, gaining insights into thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical properties, structural properties, material behavior and fluid dynamics in forming systems.
• Capture Intellectual Property.
• Travel requirements typically <10%

Experiences/Education - Required

• Minimum Master's degree in Materials Science or related process Engineering field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in high-temperature processing and forming of glass or glass-ceramic materials.
• Demonstrated track record of research and publication.
• Ability to examine compositional impacts on mechanical properties.
• Innovation mindset and ability to work collaboratively in a tight time lined, high uncertainty environment.
• Document models, experimental procedures, results and data analysis. Write internal research reports, invention disclosures and journal and conference publications.  
• Clearly interpret and communicate results, learnings and formulate actions and next steps.
• Maintain an organized and safe laboratory environment.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience with powder processing, including compaction, surface chemistry, doping of porous bodies, and thermal processing, with an emphasis on the mechanical stability and structural integrity of green bodies during thermal treatment (e.g., modulus, shrinkage, and deformation).
• Experience with numerical modeling to gain insights into thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical properties, structural properties, material behavior in forming systems, and fluid dynamics.
• Programming skills (Python, Matlab, Comsol) or other lab automation techniques.
• Familiarity with materials characterization methods

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $95,481.00 - $131,287.00 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. 

A job that shapes a life.  

Corning offers you the total package.  

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [email protected].