Measurement & Controls Engineer – Life Science & GMP

Corning Incorporated; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 82,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in Durham, NC is seeking a Measurements and Controls Engineer to lead non-contact measurement and inspection systems development for Life Science labware and pharmaceutical glass packaging. You will work with cross‑functional teams to transfer systems to manufacturing and validate performance against industry standards.

You will design experiments, run MSA tests, and leverage external partners while ensuring GMP regulatory alignment and supplier management.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience designing, troubleshooting, and deploying measurement systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with optics and illumination techniques for various glass and plastic defects.
• Knowledge of image processing algorithms for blob analysis, edge finding, morphology, feature extraction, classification, and dimensional metrology.
• Applies good engineering practices with alignments, calibrations, and optical design within a complex opto‑mechanical system.
• Applies analysis tools such as PPA, DA, FMEA to make risk-based decisions.
• Strong project management to plan, schedule, and meet goals on time within budget.

Responsibilities

• Support measurement and inspection process across LST sites worldwide.
• Manage run to standard and governance program.
• Define improvement plans and projects for gauges.
• Interface with QA and PE to define requirements and specifications.
• Define and improve setup and job change procedures.
• Identify and resolve gaps between plant needs and existing capability.
• Coordinate the transfer of technology for new systems to global sites.
• Manage suppliers to deliver capability and systems on time, establish NDAs/JDAs.
• Be the hands-on expert for metrology and inspection for LST.

Skills

Measurement systems

Optics & illumination

Image processing

Metrology

Risk analysis

Project management

Education

B.S. in Electrical Eng, Physics, Mechanical Eng or CS

M.S. in Electrical Eng, Physics, Mechanical Eng or CS

Tools

Halcon

NI Vision

Matlab Image Processing

Job description

Corning Incorporated in Durham, NC is seeking a Measurements and Controls Engineer to lead non-contact measurement and inspection systems development for Life Science labware and pharmaceutical glass packaging. You will work with cross‑functional teams to transfer systems to manufacturing and validate performance against industry standards.

You will design experiments, run MSA tests, and leverage external partners while ensuring GMP regulatory alignment and supplier management.