Hardware and Electrical Engineering Supervisor

Corning Incorporated; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 126,041 - 173,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses & long-term incentives

100% company-paid pension with 7–12% 3

Medical, dental, vision; parental and

Job summary

Corning Incorporated seeks a Controls & Hardware Supervisor to lead metrology, controls, hardware and software systems for optical test benches in engineering and production environments. You will supervise and mentor a team of engineers and technicians, and define architectures for robust measurement.

Responsibilities include developing error budgets, designing automated test systems, and coordinating cross‑functional activities across design, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Optical, Mechanical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of industrial or combined industrial and graduate research experience.
• Experience on multi-disciplinary projects with challenging requirements and schedules.
• Strong mathematical foundation including statistics and trigonometry.
• Background in electronics with hands-on troubleshooting using meters/oscilloscopes.
• Familiarity with optical elements, imaging and illumination systems.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB for software tasks.
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for metrology, controls, hardware, and software systems.
• Mentor a team of 6–8 engineers and technicians, assign tasks and provide feedback.
• Define metrology and control system architectures for test benches.
• Develop and maintain error budgets and refine test bench architectures.
• Design, assemble, test, and document automated test and control systems.
• Develop software to automate test execution, data acquisition, analysis, and storage.
• Coordinate activities with optical design, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, quality, and PM teams.
• Support deployment, debugging, and sustainment in lab and cleanroom environments.
• Contribute as a technical expert with ~50% hands-on involvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Metrology

Controls systems

Team supervision

Data acquisition

Python

Electronics

Optical systems

C/C++

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Optical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Lab Windows

NI hardware

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

C/C++

Job description

Purpose of Position

The Controls & Hardware Supervisor provides technical and supervisory leadership for the development of measurement, control, and automation systems used to evaluate performance, optimize quality, and ensure compliance of complex optical systems. This role works with multidisciplinary engineering teams to specify, develop, build, and maintain complex test systems for use in both engineering and production environments, while supervising and mentoring a team of engineers and technicians.

Day To Day Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the architecture and development of metrology, controls, hardware, and software systems supporting optical system test and measurement.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide day‑to‑day guidance to a team of approximately 6–8 engineers and technicians, including task assignments, technical oversight, and performance feedback.
• Define metrology and controls system architectures for test benches to enable comprehensive assessment of optical system performance.
• Develop and maintain error budgets and use them to refine test bench architectures to ensure robust and repeatable measurements.
• Specify, design, assemble, test, and document automated test and control systems, including motors, detectors, cameras, data acquisition, timing circuitry, wiring, and cable assemblies for prototype and production environments.
• Develop and maintain software applications to automate test execution, data acquisition, analysis, and data storage in engineering and production settings.
• Coordinate technical activities with optical design, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams.
• Support test system deployment, troubleshooting, and sustainment in both laboratory and cleanroom environments.
• Serve as a technical contributor on complex projects, maintaining approximately 50% hands‑on involvement alongside supervisory responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of industrial or combined industrial and graduate level research experience.
• Experience working on complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects with challenging technical requirements and schedule constraints.
• Firm foundation in mathematical analysis, including statistics and trigonometry.
• Strong understanding of error sources, error budgeting, and mitigation techniques.
• Background in electronics, including analog and digital circuits, with hands‑on troubleshooting experience using tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• Familiarity with optical elements, imaging systems, and illumination systems.
• Familiarity with developing software using interpreted or scripted languages such as Python or MATLAB.
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams, supervising technical staff, or mentoring engineers.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing precision measurement systems, including architecture definition, error budgeting, and calibration.
• Programming experience in C, C++, or C#.
• Experience with National Instruments Lab Windows or LabVIEW environments.
• Experience with computer vision systems and libraries (e.g., OpenCV).
• Familiarity with control loops, PID tuning, and process automation.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel may be required to support program needs, integration activities, or coordination with other company sites.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Compensation

The range for this position is $126,041.00 – $173,307.00 assuming full‑time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job‑related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Benefits

Your well‑being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company‑wide bonuses and long‑term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well‑being, we provide a 100% company‑paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well‑being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family‑building support, fitness, company‑paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [e-mail].