Senior Optical Fiber Manufacturing Scientist

Corning, Inc.; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Pension benefits

Health plan & wellness

Paid parental leave

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Corning, Inc. seeks a Sr Development Engineer to lead or join multi-discipline teams in prototyping and piloting optical fiber manufacturing equipment. You will design, optimize, and industrialize platforms to improve yields, rate, and energy use, translating results into robust designs and manufacturing specs.

You will collaborate across teams, manage funding, document findings, and drive safety and environmental compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or similar technical field (e.g. physics).
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience in technology development or manufacturing.
• 3+ years working with cross-functional teams and materials processing in manufacturing.
• 3+ years troubleshooting processes/equipment with experiments and root-cause analysis.
• 1+ year experience with data analysis tools (JMP, Python, Power BI, MS Office).
• 1+ year experience with 3-D CAD software (AutoDesk Inventor preferred).
• Strong commitment to safety and proactive risk prevention.

Responsibilities

• Identify concepts for manufacturing equipment; design, build and test concepts.
• Design and execute equipment validation tests; analyze data and recommend actions.
• Lead/collaborate with cross-functional teams from concept to manufacturing.
• Secure funding via appropriation requests and budgeting for equipment.
• Document findings and communicate results to team and leadership.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Experimentation

Safety awareness

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Materials Science or related field

Tools

JMP

Python

Power BI

MS Office

AutoDesk Inventor

Job description

Corning, Inc. seeks a Sr Development Engineer to lead or join multi-discipline teams in prototyping and piloting optical fiber manufacturing equipment. You will design, optimize, and industrialize platforms to improve yields, rate, and energy use, translating results into robust designs and manufacturing specs.

You will collaborate across teams, manage funding, document findings, and drive safety and environmental compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.