Senior Precision Machine Design Engineer — Advanced Systems

Corning, Inc.; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 122,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses and long-term Incentiv

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in Hickory, NC seeks a Senior Precision Machine Design Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced precision machinery from concept to production. You will translate requirements into machine concepts and drive tolerances, error budgets, and performance models.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across R&D and manufacturing, and partner with suppliers to ensure cost and schedule goals while delivering high-precision systems for critical applications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in precision machinery or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience designing precision equipment including linear guides, bearings, and motion platforms.
• Ability to develop machine specifications, error budgets, and system performance models.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of precision machine systems and assemblies for prototype and manufacturing.
• Translate requirements into machine concepts, architectures, and detailed specs; design for micron/sub-micron performance.
• Perform advanced CAD/analysis; develop prototypes and test platforms.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, and suppliers to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Lead machine build, installation, debugging, and transfer to manufacturing; diagnose issues via data-driven root cause analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices across teams.

Skills

Precision systems design

Data-driven decision making

CAD software

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks/Vault

LabVIEW

DAQ systems

Job description

Corning Incorporated in Hickory, NC seeks a Senior Precision Machine Design Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced precision machinery from concept to production. You will translate requirements into machine concepts and drive tolerances, error budgets, and performance models.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across R&D and manufacturing, and partner with suppliers to ensure cost and schedule goals while delivering high-precision systems for critical applications.