Manufacturing Data & AI Strategy Leader

Corning Inc.; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 111,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses & long-term incentives

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Corning Inc. seeks a senior IT/Data leader to drive manufacturing data, data engineering, and AI/ML capabilities across global operations.

You will oversee data acquisition, architecture, access, tools, and processes to deliver secure, cost-effective analytics aligned with business goals. The role requires 10+ years in IT/manufacturing/engineering, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering high-impact analytics projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in computer science or engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of IT, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
• Experience with data engineering pipeline lifecycle (ingestion, transformation, orchestration, testing, deployment, monitoring).
• Proven leadership of large, cross-functional teams and commitments.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with stakeholders and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing data acquisition for scalable analytics and AI.
• Drive AI and analytics adoption with measurable business value.
• Govern data assets across distributed manufacturing environments.
• Manage data ingestion priorities, resources, and service metrics.
• Align pipeline priorities with Division Engineering and business goals.
• Promote enterprise data engineering standards, tools, and best practices.
• Scale Databricks data engineering capabilities for agility and efficiency.
• Evolve Databricks architecture for future business and technology needs.
• Oversee access reviews, audits, and compliance controls.

Skills

Data engineering pipelines

Leadership of large teams

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

IT/manufacturing/engineering industry

AI/ML analytics experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

10+ years IT/manufacturing/engineering experience

Tools

Azure

Databricks

ML platforms

Job description

Corning Inc. seeks a senior IT/Data leader to drive manufacturing data, data engineering, and AI/ML capabilities across global operations.

You will oversee data acquisition, architecture, access, tools, and processes to deliver secure, cost-effective analytics aligned with business goals. The role requires 10+ years in IT/manufacturing/engineering, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering high-impact analytics projects.