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Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Process Technician

Process EngineeringPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A college diploma or higher in optoelectronic information, optics, materials, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electronics, mechatronics, or a related major.
  • At least five years of manufacturing production-process or process-technology experience; experience in fiber-optic communications, precision optics, electronics, semiconductor, or automotive component assembly is preferred, as is experience in a multinational manufacturing company.
  • Practical experience controlling process parameters, troubleshooting production abnormalities, and improving processes.
  • Familiarity with basic EHS requirements and awareness of chemical and shop-floor safety.
  • Willingness to work shifts.
  • Familiarity with fiber-optic connector production processes, including ferrule and fiber assembly, dispensing adhesive, oven curing, grinding and polishing, cleaning, end-face inspection, insertion-loss/return-loss testing, and component assembly; understanding how key parameters in each operation affect product performance.
  • Ability to read process documents, work instructions, equipment manuals, and relevant drawings.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Careful and rigorous work habits, strong data awareness and hands-on ability, and a proactive approach.
  • Strong safety and compliance awareness and adherence to process discipline.
  • Learning ability, continuous-improvement orientation, and problem-solving ability.
  • Ability to coordinate and work effectively with production, quality, and equipment teams; able to handle work pressure and respond to urgent issues when needed.

Responsibilities

  • Follow EHS requirements and company rules, and guide and monitor safe process operations on the production floor, including proper use of chemicals such as adhesives and cleaning solvents and related protective equipment.
  • Monitor and verify daily process parameters for grinding and polishing, adhesive dispensing, oven curing, cleaning, end-face inspection, insertion-loss/return-loss testing, and assembly. Confirm grinding pressure and time, grinding-film replacement cycles, adhesive volume, oven temperature curves, and other parameters, ensuring compliance with process documents, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and process specifications.
  • Respond promptly to process abnormalities, including end-face scratches or contamination, out-of-spec radius of curvature, apex offset or fiber height, poor insertion or return loss, abnormal adhesive volume, bubbles, and incomplete curing; perform initial analysis, contain issues, and escalate to engineers when necessary.
  • Assist process engineers with defect analysis and root-cause investigations, including 5 Whys and fishbone diagrams; implement and follow up on corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
  • Support process trials and validation, including design of experiments, first-article confirmation, new product introduction, and validation of equipment, material, or parameter changes; accurately record test data and compile results.
  • Collect, summarize, and analyze production data, including first-pass yield, defect rates, Pareto analysis, statistical process control, and process capability indices; prepare daily and weekly process reports and identify trends and risks to support process improvement.
  • Manage process-related materials and consumables, including grinding films, adhesives, cleaning materials, and fixtures; ensure storage, thawing, expiry, service life, and first-in-first-out controls meet requirements.
  • Coordinate with maintenance technicians and engineers to confirm how equipment condition affects critical process parameters; participate in process validation after equipment maintenance; perform scheduled checks and calibration of test equipment, including interferometers, insertion-loss/return-loss testers, and end-face inspection equipment, and manage standard parts.
  • Train operators in processes and verify their skills; audit compliance with process discipline and work standards; promote 5S and shop-floor standardization.
  • Accurately and promptly maintain process records, parameter-change records, and abnormality-handling records; assist with updating standard operating procedures, work instructions, and control plans while maintaining document control.
  • Support production, quality, and equipment departments in ongoing efforts to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality, including proposing and implementing process-error-proofing and fixture improvements.
  • Complete other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with fiber-optic end-face geometry (radius of curvature, apex offset, and fiber height), end-face appearance, and insertion-loss/return-loss inspection methods and acceptance standards such as IEC 61300-3-35.
  • Familiarity with basic operation and routine inspection of interferometers, grinding machines, adhesive dispensing machines, curing ovens, end-face inspection equipment, and optical-communications test equipment such as insertion-loss and return-loss testers.
  • Knowledge of statistical process control, process capability indices, measurement system analysis, design of experiments, failure mode and effects analysis, and 8D quality tools, and ability to apply basic methods in data analysis.
  • Experience using statistical software such as Minitab.
  • Knowledge of lean tools or concepts such as 5S, total productive maintenance, error proofing, or Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems.
  • Experience with snowflake dry-ice cleaning, automated assembly processes, or automated optical inspection.
  • Ability to use AutoCAD or similar software for basic fixture design and drafting.
  • Basic English reading and writing ability to read English process documents and equipment manuals.

About the Company

Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Corning develops and manufactures specialty glass, ceramics, and related components for a range of industries. Its engineered glass and ceramic materials are produced and integrated into devices and systems such as smartphone screens, high‑performance displays, optical networks, automotive emissions controls, and life‑science equipment. The company differentiates itself with a broad portfolio across multiple markets, material science expertise, reliable supply, and end‑to‑end components and systems. Its goal is to help customers achieve performance and reliability by providing durable, high‑quality materials and connected solutions that scale with growing demand.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Corning, NY
Founded
1851

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