Senior Industrial Controls Engineer - Lead & Innovate

Corning Inc.; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full pension

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, vision

Paid parental leave

Company bonuses

Life insurance

Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to develop, integrate, and improve electrical control and automation systems in manufacturing. You will lead complex projects, mentor engineers, and drive safety, quality, and reliability improvements across sites.

The role focuses on PLC/HMI/SCADA development, capital project leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust automation solutions. Travel within NC may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 4+ years of controls, automation, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience programming PLC/HMI/SCADA applications for industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and support of PLC, HMI, SCADA, motion, vision, instrumentation, and safety control systems.
• Serve as controls tech lead for capital projects, upgrades, retrofits, and commissioning.
• Develop and maintain controls software and architectures using TwinCAT and Rockwell/Siemens platforms.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex equipment, process, and controls issues impacting safety and productivity.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, maintenance, IT, and engineering to implement improvements.
• Develop specifications, standards, testing strategies, and documentation for scalable solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers and technicians.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics/Engineering Technology/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/Studio 5000

Siemens

Omron

AutoCAD Electrical

SCADA/MES/PI Data Historian

Job description

Corning is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to develop, integrate, and improve electrical control and automation systems in manufacturing. You will lead complex projects, mentor engineers, and drive safety, quality, and reliability improvements across sites.

The role focuses on PLC/HMI/SCADA development, capital project leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust automation solutions. Travel within NC may be required.