Senior Glass Melting Systems Engineer: Lab to Pilot

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

Pension plan

Health benefits

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Glass Melting System Design for our Sullivan Park, Corning, NY site. This onsite role involves leading lab-scale prototype melters and pilot platforms while applying glass science and high-temperature materials know-how to meet throughput and quality targets.

You will work with cross-functional teams, perform scaling analyses, and model melting-system performance, with travel up to 20–40% during pilot work and startup activities at global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of hot-glass or steel industrial design experience, or Master’s/PhD with 7+ years.
• Experience performing engineering design calculations, including scaling analyses for melting systems.
• Experience applying material properties to evaluate heat loss, heat transfer, power, expansion, stress, and failure under load.

Responsibilities

• Assess melting, fining, and delivery behavior of new glass compositions to develop melt concepts for new equipment or processes.
• Lead 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 melting-system development.
• Apply knowledge of 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 activities.

Skills

Melting-system design

Heat transfer analysis

Scaling analyses

Lab-scale prototypes

Glass properties

SolidWorks CAD

COMSOL Multiphysics

Material properties evaluation

Education

Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

COMSOL Multiphysics

Job description

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Glass Melting System Design for our Sullivan Park, Corning, NY site. This onsite role involves leading lab-scale prototype melters and pilot platforms while applying glass science and high-temperature materials know-how to meet throughput and quality targets.

You will work with cross-functional teams, perform scaling analyses, and model melting-system performance, with travel up to 20–40% during pilot work and startup activities at global