Senior Optical Prototyping Engineer - Design & Build

Corning Incorporated; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & long-term incentives

Company-paid pension

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in North Carolina is seeking a Project and Design Engineer to design, build, and coordinate prototypes for optical connectivity solutions for fiber optic networks. You will work with engineers, technicians, and suppliers to deliver prototypes and drive manufacturability improvements.

Travel 25%-50% (including international) and collaboration with global teams are expected. BS in Engineering or 10+ years' experience in development required, plus 3-5 years in lab environments

Qualifications

• Demonstrated problem solving techniques.
• Demonstrated, applied mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to clearly express technical ideas.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external customers and within multi-national groups
• Ability to work in technical project teams in a team member role.
• Desire to learn and develop personal and organizational knowledge.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint)
• Design products or manufacturing processes using CAD (ProE / CREO Skills a Must)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers, Market Development, Product Line Managers, engineers, technicians, lab managers, suppliers, and supply chain to design, build and deliver prototypes for optical connectivity solutions for fiber optic networks.
• Coordinate design details, material procurement, fabrication timelines and delivery of prototypes with internal and external resources.
• Support project teams and the definition of prototype design objectives and timelines.
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts to identify key processing technologies and determine feasibility.
• Engage global manufacturing plants to capture manufacturability of proposed solutions and support initial implementation of new process technologies.
• Collaborate with internal and external equipment and tooling designers to establish functional requirements.
• Capture and deliver new ideas for patent submission.
• Ensure that requirements are properly developed and documented in conjunction with appropriate manufacturing, development, and commercial personnel.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to develop and implement process documentation for each project as needed.
• Lead and collect feedback to iterate and drive adoption.
• Maintain and improve a safe work environment.
• Work with colleagues to find creative solutions to building prototypes.
• Build and leverage network of Product Experts to assist with prototype designs.
• Build and leverage network of fabrication capabilities both internally and externally.
• Listen to customers for understanding of problem, ideas, and feedback on potential solutions.
• Document requests and solutions

Skills

Problem solving

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

MS Office

CAD ProE/CREO

Multitasking

Education

BS in Engineering or Project Management or 10+ years of equivalent experience in a development role

Tools

ProE/CREO CAD

Job description

Corning Incorporated in North Carolina is seeking a Project and Design Engineer to design, build, and coordinate prototypes for optical connectivity solutions for fiber optic networks. You will work with engineers, technicians, and suppliers to deliver prototypes and drive manufacturability improvements.

Travel 25%-50% (including international) and collaboration with global teams are expected. BS in Engineering or 10+ years' experience in development required, plus 3-5 years in lab environments