Mechanical Design Engineer - Fiber Optic NPD

Corning Incorporated; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and long-term incentives

Pension plan

401(k) with company match

Health benefits

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in Hickory, NC is seeking a mechanical design engineer to own design activities for fiber optic hardware, collaborating with molding, prototyping, fabrication, and manufacturing teams. You’ll use Creo Parametric, perform FEA, and support DFM, tolerances, and design documentation.

A bachelor’s in mechanical/industrial engineering and 2+ years of product development experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or industrial engineering.
• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience in product development, mechanical design, or related engineering work.
• 1+ year of experience with CAD software, preferably Creo Parametric.
• 1+ year of experience designing components involving sheet metal and plastic molded parts.
• Understanding design for manufacturability, tolerance considerations, and engineering documentation practices.
• Familiarity with Windchill or similar product lifecycle/document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop fiber optic hardware components and assemblies in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary product development environment.
• Collaborate closely with customers and cross-functional teams, including molding, prototyping, fabrication, manufacturing, quality, production, and analysis, to ensure designs meet customer requirements and are manufacturable and cost-effective.
• Utilize CAD (Creo) to create and refine parts and assemblies involving sheet metal, plastic molded components, and user-centered mechanical design approaches.
• Apply engineering principles; including participating in root cause analysis, performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and other relevant mechanical evaluations, to support product design, tolerance development, DFM, validation, optimization, reliability, and cost reduction efforts.
• Contribute to a systems-level product development approach, ensuring designs are developed as part of an integrated product architecture rather than in isolation.
• Use and contribute to Windchill or similar document management systems to maintain accurate design records, drawings, specifications, and product documentation.
• Support prototype builds, design reviews, testing, and implementation of design improvements based on data and/or customer feedback.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Finite Element Analysis

Tolerance analysis

Manufacturability

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or industrial engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill

Job description

Corning Incorporated in Hickory, NC is seeking a mechanical design engineer to own design activities for fiber optic hardware, collaborating with molding, prototyping, fabrication, and manufacturing teams. You’ll use Creo Parametric, perform FEA, and support DFM, tolerances, and design documentation.

A bachelor’s in mechanical/industrial engineering and 2+ years of product development experience are required.