Forming Mechanical Engineer — Lead Plant Projects

NCBiotech; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

Company-paid pension

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning’s Optical Communications division is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to provide advanced mechanical engineering support to plant manufacturing operations, improving equipment reliability, process performance, and overall production capability.

You will lead design, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of process equipment; collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive uptime, throughput, and asset performance, with a focus on safety and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline
• 2+ years of equipment or controls engineering experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Ability to translate manufacturing needs into engineering requirements, equipment specifications, and validated mechanical solutions
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems including production equipment, mechanical power transmission, motion and actuation systems, and structural elements
• Proven project management skills including scope development, cost estimating, schedule management, contractor coordination, and risk management, and communication of project status.
• Ability to evaluate alternatives and make sound engineering recommendations within plant standards, business priorities, safety requirements, and operational constraints

Responsibilities

• Lead plant engineering projects involving equipment upgrades, reliability improvements, utility system modifications, capacity expansions, and manufacturing start-up support
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for chronic equipment failures, process constraints, downtime events, and mechanical issues affecting safety, quality, and production performance
• Lead project execution from scope definition and financial justification through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, and turnover to operations and maintenance
• Define mechanical design requirements and equipment specifications for new or modified plant systems, including performance criteria, maintainability expectations, and acceptance standards
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, process engineering, quality, and EHS to improve uptime, throughput, process stability, product quality, and long‑term asset performance
• Independently identify, prioritize, and drive engineering projects in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment with minimal to no direction

Skills

Root cause analysis

Project management

Mechanical design

Equipment reliability

Troubleshooting

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering / Electro-Mechanical / Mechatronics

Tools

CMMS

Power BI

Minitab

Excel

Access

Job description

Corning’s Optical Communications division is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to provide advanced mechanical engineering support to plant manufacturing operations, improving equipment reliability, process performance, and overall production capability.

You will lead design, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of process equipment; collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive uptime, throughput, and asset performance, with a focus on safety and