Process Engineer: Manufacturing Innovation & Upgrades

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

100% company-paid pension

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to apply engineering principles to improve manufacturing capabilities and resolve complex process issues. You will analyze data, drive process improvements, and lead equipment transfers from development to production.

Collaboration across teams is essential to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. The role requires a BS in Engineering, 2–5 years in manufacturing, and comfort with data analysis tools like Minitab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical field.
• 2–5 years' experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Creative/innovative problem solving.
• Strong technical fundamentals with process engineering skills.
• Able to collaborate across organizational boundaries and integrate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day problem-solving support to production operations.
• Analyze data to understand process capability and monitor process trends to drive continued manufacturing excellence.
• Identify process improvement and cost reduction projects based on analysis of process data.
• Prepare cost justifications and capital requests for any new equipment purchases that may be required to achieve project goals.
• Interface with operators, team leaders and peers to develop and implement process, equipment, or safety improvements into manufacturing.
• Oversee all aspects of bringing new equipment into production, including preparation of financial justification, designing, specifying, purchasing, as well as tracking all spending related to the project.
• Support the transfer of new cabling technology, materials, or processes from development to production. Provide processing support during product development, develop plans as to how the equipment/processes will be employed into production and ensure that the new technology is repeatable in a production environment prior to transfer.

Skills

Problem solving

Process engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Results oriented

Fast learner

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Minitab

Inventor

Job description

Corning is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to apply engineering principles to improve manufacturing capabilities and resolve complex process issues. You will analyze data, drive process improvements, and lead equipment transfers from development to production.

Collaboration across teams is essential to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. The role requires a BS in Engineering, 2–5 years in manufacturing, and comfort with data analysis tools like Minitab.