Manufacturing IT Intern — Hands-On, 10-Week Summer

Corning Incorporated; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Housing and travel assistance

Meaningful project and final project

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Digital & IT Intern for the Concord Plant to work with Manufacturing IT engineers and technicians on control systems and supporting software used in optical fiber manufacturing.

You will gain hands-on experience with plant systems, software development, troubleshooting, and cross-functional improvement initiatives during a 10-week Summer 2027 program, with opportunities to present a final project.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergrad or grad degree in IT/CS/IS/Data Science or related technical discipline.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support control systems development and maintenance for optical fiber manufacturing.
• Develop or modify software supporting manufacturing, including web or stand-alone apps.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to implement improvements.
• Assist with troubleshooting software, control systems, and manufacturing tech issues.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, testing, and documentation.
• Analyze system performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Document technical solutions and project outcomes.
• Communicate progress and recommendations to technical and business partners.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in IT/CS/IS/Data Science/Engineering

Tools

Visual Basic

.NET

C#

VB.NET

Job description

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Digital & IT Intern for the Concord Plant to work with Manufacturing IT engineers and technicians on control systems and supporting software used in optical fiber manufacturing.

You will gain hands-on experience with plant systems, software development, troubleshooting, and cross-functional improvement initiatives during a 10-week Summer 2027 program, with opportunities to present a final project.