Senior Process Engineer - Driving Manufacturing Excellence

Corning Incorporated; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in North Carolina is seeking a Process Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence through process optimization and data-driven decision making. You will independently manage technical projects, support day-to-day production needs, and collaborate across functions to resolve manufacturing challenges.

The role emphasizes transfer of new products and technologies into production, ensuring safety, quality, and reliability while improving costs and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data analysis and process capability.
• Ability to troubleshoot processes and equipment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical support to manufacturing operations to ensure safe, stable, and efficient production.
• Lead troubleshooting for process, equipment, quality, and productivity issues.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, establish process capability, and improve performance.
• Lead capital and productivity projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate equipment design, procurement, startup, qualification, training, and sustainment.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Process improvement

Technical problem solving

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Project execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Minitab

Job description

Corning Incorporated in North Carolina is seeking a Process Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence through process optimization and data-driven decision making. You will independently manage technical projects, support day-to-day production needs, and collaborate across functions to resolve manufacturing challenges.

The role emphasizes transfer of new products and technologies into production, ensuring safety, quality, and reliability while improving costs and performance.