Optical Fiber Process Development Engineer

Corning Incorporated; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and incentives

Company-paid pension

Health and wellness benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Process Development Engineer to design, develop, and industrialize manufacturing platforms for optical fiber production. You will apply engineering principles to diagnose root causes and improve process performance across a cross-functional team.

You will work on scalable equipment and process designs, ensuring safety, quality, and cost goals are met while advancing manufacturing yield and throughput in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical, Materials, Ceramics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 1+ year of engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of physical phenomena including static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer, and related principles.
• Demonstrated ability to design and execute process experiments using scientific methods and engineering fundamentals.
• Experience applying engineering knowledge to improve manufacturing processes or product attributes.
• Ability to work hands-on with equipment using standard hand tools, instruments, and measurement devices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to present technical information clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and industrialize manufacturing platforms — integrating process and equipment — for both existing and next-generation optical fiber production.
• Apply scientific methods and engineering fundamentals to diagnose root causes and execute well-designed process experiments.
• Redesign machine or process systems and subsystems to address safety, performance, or quality issues and reduce operational costs.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support during the development and demonstration phases of prototype platforms.
• Collaborate across Research & Development, Early Stage Development, and Manufacturing teams to drive project outcomes.

Skills

Process development

Root-cause analysis

Experiment design

Manufacturing improvement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

JMP

Python

MATLAB

Aspen

Job description

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Process Development Engineer to design, develop, and industrialize manufacturing platforms for optical fiber production. You will apply engineering principles to diagnose root causes and improve process performance across a cross-functional team.

You will work on scalable equipment and process designs, ensuring safety, quality, and cost goals are met while advancing manufacturing yield and throughput in a dynamic environment.