Senior Scientist - Solid Mechanics Modeling

Requisition Number: 79322

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For our location in Helsinki, Finland, we are looking for a 

Senior Scientist, Solid Mechanics Modeling 

Location

The Corning Scientific Center in Helsinki operates as a critical part of the Modeling & Computing Technologies group that services Corning’s global RD&E organization. We work closely with experimentalist partners around the globe to apply modeling capabilities to increase the pace of Corning’s innovation in addition to collaborating internally with business and across Research, Development, Engineering, and commercial technology.

As an scientist, you will work closely with a dedicated team of over 40 scientists based at our office, Helsinki/Salmisaari.

Role Summary

Corning is seeking a Senior Scientist, Solid Mechanics Modeling to support development of photonics connector technologies within Corning Research and Development.

This role will apply solid mechanics and thermal modeling to help understand product reliability, adhesion and bonding between components, device deformation, and manufacturing yield in advanced photonics and packaged-optics applications. The scientist will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop models, evaluate technical risks, interpret results, and guide product, process, and technology-development decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and apply solid mechanics, structural, thermal, and multiphysics models to evaluate photonics connector, component, and process performance.

• Assess reliability-related challenges involving adhesion, bonding, deformation, stress, temperature distribution, and product or process yield.

• Design and execute modeling, simulation, and experimental work; analyze results and provide data-driven technical recommendations.

• Support technical problem solving, root-cause investigations, product concepts, prototypes, and process-development activities.

• Partner with scientists, engineers, manufacturing teams, and project stakeholders to translate technical questions into practical modeling approaches.

• Document methods, findings, and recommendations through technical reports, presentations, and other knowledge-sharing materials.

• Contribute technical leadership, mentoring, innovation, and intellectual-property development as appropriate.

Experiences/Education Required

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Mechanics, or a related technical field, plus relevant experience; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

• Strong foundation in solid mechanics, structural analysis, finite element analysis, computational modeling, or related engineering methods.

• Experience developing and applying models to understand product, material, process, or reliability-related technical problems.

• Ability to independently design analyses or experiments, interpret results, identify technical risks, and communicate recommendations.

• Strong scientific problem-solving, written communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Experiences/Education Desired

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Mechanics, or a related discipline.

• Experience with thermal analysis, multiphysics modeling, reliability modeling, contact mechanics, fracture mechanics, fatigue, constitutive modeling, or experimental mechanics.

• Experience evaluating adhesion, bonding, stress, deformation, temperature effects, or reliability in small-scale components or devices.

• Experience supporting photonics, optical components, connectors, advanced materials, glass, ceramics, polymers, composites, or similar technologies.

• Experience connecting modeling results to product design, manufacturing processes, quality, yield, reliability, or technology-development decisions.

• Industrial R&D, product-development, manufacturing, national laboratory, or postdoctoral research experience.

• Record of technical publications, patents, invention disclosures, technical reports, or related intellectual-property contributions.

• Limited support with residence permit and national registration matters will be provided for relocations to Helsinki, Finland from another EU country.

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime:

• Hybrid, 40 hr. work week, flextime, full-time position.