Advanced Process Controls Engineer — MPC, ML, Optimization

Corning Inc.; Painted Post (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Inc. in Painted Post, NY seeks an Advanced Process Controls Engineer to apply model-based controls, MPC, and machine learning to optimize diverse manufacturing processes.

You will work with cross-functional teams to implement PLC/DCS solutions and develop optimization models for production planning. The role requires a MS in engineering and 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing; travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering with coursework in Advanced Controls, Optimization, or Data Analytics.
• 1–3 years of industry experience on manufacturing processes. New graduates with related internship experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement process controls solutions for manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate existing control strategies and propose enhancements, from PID improvements to model-based MPC/IMC methods.
• Develop and maintain MPC-based solutions for assigned processes and formulate underlying optimization problems.
• Build and improve large-scale optimization models (LP, NLP, MILP) for production planning and scheduling.
• Partner with manufacturing to define appropriate hardware and software platforms and implement in PLC/DCS environments.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of processes with SMEs; apply data analytics and ML to gain process understanding and opportunities.
• Apply multivariate statistical methods and ML to monitoring, fault diagnosis, and predictive maintenance.
• Translate business processes into mathematical models, objectives, and constraints; plan tasks and workstreams.
• Support transfer of new technologies into manufacturing and share knowledge with teams.
• Generate IP through reports, invention disclosures, and patent applications.
• Domestic and international travel up to 25%, depending on active projects.

Skills

MPC control

PID tuning

Process modeling

Numerical optimization

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Machine learning

Communication skills

Manufacturing environment

Education

MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Gurobi

Pyomo

AMPL

PuLP

Git

Job description

Corning Inc. in Painted Post, NY seeks an Advanced Process Controls Engineer to apply model-based controls, MPC, and machine learning to optimize diverse manufacturing processes.

You will work with cross-functional teams to implement PLC/DCS solutions and develop optimization models for production planning. The role requires a MS in engineering and 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing; travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.