Development Scientist

Corning Incorporated; Avon; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in France seeks a Measurement & Controls Engineer to join our Process Research, Development & Engineering team at the Fontainebleau-Avon site. You will design and implement measurement and control solutions for our equipment and processes, collaborating with researchers and process engineers.

The role requires adapting metrology equipment to evolving R&D priorities, delivering reliable test benches, and providing technical expertise across the Process teams.

Qualifications

• Instrumentation of test benches and special-purpose machines for measurement data.
• Industrial automation and control systems, motion control, robotics.
• Engineering project management skills.
• Fluent English.
• Adaptable and willing to work across both sites.
• Team-oriented mindset.
• Creativity.

Responsibilities

• Defining specifications for Measurement & Control systems, in collaboration with researchers and process engineers.
• Designing, developing, and integrating metrology equipment and test benches, whether existing or newly developed, with a focus on flexibility, reliability, and performance.
• Adapting and upgrading measurement equipment and systems in line with changes and evolving priorities in our R&D projects.
• More broadly, providing technical expertise to Process teams on topics related to process control and metrology.

Skills

Instrumentation

Industrial automation

Control systems

Motion control

Robotics

Advanced process control

Servo systems

Engineering project management

Fluent English

Adaptable

Team collaboration

Creativity

Education

Engineering degree in automation and electrical engineering

Job description

Role Purpose

Corning is an American company with more than 175 years of history and is recognized as a leader in glass technology innovation.

Role Purpose

Corning is an American company with more than 175 years of history and is recognized as a leader in glass technology innovation.
Active in most of the Group’s businesses for over 50 years, the Corning European Technology Center, based in Fontainebleau-Avon, France, provides expertise in research, development, and engineering.
Within the Process Research, Development & Engineering organization at our Fontainebleau site, we are looking for a Measurement & Controls Engineer (M/F) for a permanent position.

Main Responsibilities

As part of projects based at our Avon and Bagneaux-sur-Loing sites, with opportunities to work at our other European locations, you will be responsible for designing and implementing measurement and control solutions for our equipment and processes.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Defining specifications for Measurement & Control systems, in collaboration with researchers and process engineers.
• Designing, developing, and integrating metrology equipment and test benches, whether existing or newly developed, with a focus on flexibility, reliability, and performance.
• Adapting and upgrading measurement equipment and systems in line with changes and evolving priorities in our R&D projects.
• More broadly, providing technical expertise to Process teams on topics related to process control and metrology.

PROFILE

We are looking for candidates with a general engineering degree specializing in automation and electrical engineering, combined with a first industrial experience, ideally in instrumentation or special-purpose machine control systems.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Instrumentation of test benches and special-purpose machines for the acquisition of a wide range of physical measurements.
• Industrial automation and control systems, motion control, robotics, advanced process control, and servo systems.
• Engineering project management skills.
• Fluent English.
• Strong technical capabilities.
• Adaptable and willing to work across both sites.
• Team-oriented mindset.
• Creativity.