Senior Glass Melting Systems Engineer

Corning Inc.; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Company-paid pension

Health benefits

Paid time off

Employee recognition

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Glass Melting System Design to join the Materials Conversion team at Sullivan Park in Corning, NY. This onsite role oversees the design of lab-scale prototypes, research-scale melters, and pilot platforms from concept through startup, leveraging glass science and high-temperature materials knowledge.

The position requires 10+ years in hot-glass or steel industrial design (or 7+ with advanced degrees) and proven experience in melting-system

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of hot-glass or steel industrial design experience; or a master’s or PhD with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience performing engineering design calculations, including scaling analyses for melting systems.
• Experience using material properties to evaluate heat loss, heat transfer, power requirements, expansion, stress, and failure under load.
• Experience designing direct-heated precious-metal systems, including high-temperature expansion and support, flange design, hot-spot avoidance, and stress minimization.
• Experience with direct-heated glass melters, including batch-feeding technologies, electrode/material compatibility, current density, melt-rate requirements, and melter geometry considerations.
• Deep understanding of glass properties and how they affect melting equipment, operation, and glass quality.

Responsibilities

• Assess melting, fining, and delivery behavior of new glass compositions to develop concepts for new equipment or processes.
• Lead the engineering design of lab-scale prototypes, research-scale melters, and pilot platforms from concept through commissioning.
• Perform engineering design calculations, including scaling analyses, to support new melter-system development.
• Apply glass science, material compatibility, heat transfer, and differential expansion to inform platform design decisions.
• Use modeling, experiments, and observations to evaluate and validate melting-system performance.
• Collaborate with technicians, designers, and cross-functional partners throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical input to the direction of new melting-system designs and support global installation, commissioning, and startup.

Skills

Materials science

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Melting systems

Heat transfer

SolidWorks CAD

COMSOL Multiphysics

Finite-element modeling

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical/Electrical

Master’s or PhD in related discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

COMSOL Multiphysics

Job description

Corning is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Glass Melting System Design to join the Materials Conversion team at Sullivan Park in Corning, NY. This onsite role oversees the design of lab-scale prototypes, research-scale melters, and pilot platforms from concept through startup, leveraging glass science and high-temperature materials knowledge.

The position requires 10+ years in hot-glass or steel industrial design (or 7+ with advanced degrees) and proven experience in melting-system