Development Engineer: Glass Forming & Melting

Corning Inc.; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) matching

Pension benefit

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Inc. in Wilmington, NC, seeks a Development Engineer to design, develop, and industrialize glass forming and melting platforms for new Optical Fiber products.

You will work on a technology development team applying scientific methods, engineering principles, and advanced data analysis to drive fundamental understanding and deliver measurable improvements in yield, quality, process rate, and energy efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or a related technology degree.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience with emphasis on thermal processing of materials, including associated product and equipment performance
• Proficiency with data processing software (e.g. Python, JMP, Power BI) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge of physical phenomena — static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer — and ability to apply this knowledge to improve manufacturing processes and product attributes
• Experience managing structured product or process development while supporting or leading a technical team
• Fundamental understanding of energy and mass transport with modeling experience (e.g., finite element analysis (FEA), Aspen, MATLAB, Fluent)
• Fundamental understanding of chemical transport and reaction processes and their impact on product and equipment performance
• Experience with modeling simulation software (e.g., Aspen, MATLAB, Fluent)
• Demonstrated ability to independently carry structured engineering assignments through to completion with minimal oversight

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve glass forming and melting platforms (process + equipment), driving root-cause understanding of manufacturing process limitations
• Define problems, outline hypotheses, design and execute critical process experiments, and translate findings into engineering requirements and process or equipment designs
• Manage structured product and process development projects — applying project management methodologies to control performance, scheduling, and cost
• Lead or participate in cross-functional technology development teams; set direction, roles, and priorities in collaboration with product and process design experts across the organization
• Perform cost-of-manufacturability analyses and use data and modeling to recommend best solutions from a range of alternatives
• Communicate and document results clearly for project, department, and site leadership audiences

Skills

Python

JMP

Power BI

data analysis

data science

Education

Bachelors in Chemical Eng

Bachelors in Mechanical Eng

Materials Science

Tools

Aspen

MATLAB

Fluent

FEA

Job description

Corning Inc. in Wilmington, NC, seeks a Development Engineer to design, develop, and industrialize glass forming and melting platforms for new Optical Fiber products.

You will work on a technology development team applying scientific methods, engineering principles, and advanced data analysis to drive fundamental understanding and deliver measurable improvements in yield, quality, process rate, and energy efficiency.