Early-Career Metallurgy Engineer — Solve Materials Challenges

Corning Inc.; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

Company-paid pension

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Inc. is seeking an early-career Engineer, Metallurgy to support projects across innovation stages. You will perform laboratory tests, production experiments, and failure analyses to deliver robust metallurgical solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in a materials-related field and 0–2 years of relevant experience, with travel as needed. Join a company enabling breakthroughs in glass, ceramics, and materials science, and contribute to cross-functional teams across laboratories and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a materials-related field, preferably Metallurgy.
• 0–2 years of metal or materials development experience.
• Broad metallurgical knowledge including metals, alloys, processing.
• Knowledge of coating processes (PVD, CVD, electroplating, welding).
• Strong engineering fundamentals and failure analysis techniques.
• Ability to travel domestically and occasionally internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions to materials-related problems.
• Design and run lab tests, simulations, and production experiments.
• Collaborate across labs, plants, and teams to solve issues.
• Conduct failure analyses and recommend long-term fixes.
• Develop and write metal specifications and qualify vendors.
• Support projects in lab and manufacturing environments.
• Manage multiple projects with changing priorities.

Skills

Metallurgy

Materials testing

Failure analysis

Coating processes (PVD/CVD)

Heat transfer calculations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials/metallurgy

Master’s or PhD in materials-related field

Job description

Corning Inc. is seeking an early-career Engineer, Metallurgy to support projects across innovation stages. You will perform laboratory tests, production experiments, and failure analyses to deliver robust metallurgical solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in a materials-related field and 0–2 years of relevant experience, with travel as needed. Join a company enabling breakthroughs in glass, ceramics, and materials science, and contribute to cross-functional teams across laboratories and