Sr. Engineer, Life Safety

Corning Incorporated; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 88,834 - 122,148; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

100% company-paid pension benefits

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Life Safety Systems Engineering group. In this critical role, you will support R&D activities by designing and implementing hazardous gas monitoring systems.

Collaboration across various disciplines is essential, as you will work with lab owners, project managers, and external vendors to ensure safety and compliance. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial environment with building and/or process controls.
• Experience in electrical hardware design and software development.
• Experience supporting automation in a live operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for hazardous gas monitoring systems.
• Serve as system owner for HGMS controls and communications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal, industry, and safety code requirements.

Skills

PLC programming using IEC 61131-3 languages

HMI screen development

High proficiency with AutoCAD

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Customer-facing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Wago PLCs

Red Lion Crimson software

Job description

Role Purpose

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Life Safety Systems Engineering (LSSE) group within the Laboratory Services Management & Engineering (LSME) Department. This role is critical to supporting R&D activities by ensuring the effective design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of hazardous gas monitoring and alarming systems across multiple Corning Valley locations. In this position, you will serve as the technical expert for the Sullivan Park Hazardous Gas Monitoring System (HGMS), including its electronic controls, software, communication systems, and user interfaces. You will play a key role in protecting employees, facilities, and company assets by applying engineering expertise, relevant codes and standards, and industry best practices to life safety systems.

This role requires a highly collaborative engineer who is comfortable working across disciplines, partnering with laboratory owners, project managers, emergency response teams, facility operations, and external vendors to deliver safe, compliant, and reliable monitoring systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for hazardous gas monitoring and alarming systems, including design, documentation, controller programming, and system commissioning
• Serve as system owner for HGMS controls, communications, software, and user interfaces
• Design electrical hardware and control circuits; develop PLC software and HMI applications
• Maintain a flexible, modular, and rapidly deployable control system tailored to site needs
• Produce and sustain design standards and modular template libraries
• Coordinate installation, commissioning, calibration, maintenance, annual testing, and change control of HGMS systems
• Support break/fix troubleshooting and hands‑on system recovery as needed
• Participate in project meetings and attend Process Hazard Review Board (PHRB) meetings as required
• Work closely with lab owners and the PHRB to implement gas monitoring requirements
• Supervise trades installation of HGMS systems and oversee engineering work on major‑scope projects
• Ensure system documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements for system performance and reliability
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal, industry, building, electrical, and safety code requirements
• Act as a liaison with laboratory customers, Facility Operations, Workplace Services, Emergency Response Team, Security, and vendors

System Ownership Responsibilities

This role has direct responsibility for the total operation of hazardous gas monitoring systems (HGMS) electronic controls and user interfaces, instrumentation configuration parameters, Ethernet communication interfaces with gas sensors and enterprise networks, Wago PLC electrical controls and software, Red Lion HMI interfaces and data collection, Gas sensor data models and Modbus implementation, diagnostic circuits and cycle monitors for safety‑critical hardware and software readiness, and interpretation of gas readings following emergency response events to help determine root cause.

Shared Responsibilities

• Simplex device installation
• Administration of bypasses for hot work and special operating conditions
• Technical assistance for Simplex and HGMS systems during emergency responses
• System testing
• On‑call support and second‑level project support

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial environment with building and/or process controls
• Experience in electrical hardware design and software development
• Experience supporting automation in a live operating environment, such as manufacturing, occupied facilities, or public utilities

Required Technical Skills

• PLC programming using IEC 61131-3 languages, especially Structured Text and Function Block Diagram
• HMI screen development, communications, and data collection
• High proficiency with AutoCAD, including engineering drawings, block libraries, dynamic blocks, and text expressions
• Full control system documentation in accordance with NFPA 79, including:
  • Electrical schematics
  • Panel assembly drawings
  • Equipment general arrangement drawings
  • Conduit plans
  • Interconnect diagrams
• Ethernet and serial networking using industrial communication protocols
• Expertise applying the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
• Strong background in safety controls and safety‑critical facility infrastructure
• Control system design, troubleshooting, and support experience
• Effective maintenance and testing experience
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Customer‑facing experience and strong service orientation
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wago or other CoDeSys‑based PLCs
• Experience with Red Lion Crimson software
• Basic familiarity with Linux terminal commands
• Knowledge of building automation systems and alarm systems
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local building, fire, fuel gas, mechanical, and machine safety codes
• Expertise applying NFPA 72
• Knowledge of gas detection technologies, including toxic, flammable, and oxygen depletion sensors
• Hands‑on debugging experience using tools such as a multimeter
• Experience procuring control system components

What We’re Looking For

• Safety- and customer-focused mindset
• High attention to detail
• Strong follow-through and ability to complete tasks independently
• Ability to provide clear direction to others
• Adaptable, flexible, and collaborative approach to work
• Calm, dependable decision‑making in emergency situations
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to balance planned work with urgent and unexpected needs

Why Join Us

In this role, you will have the opportunity to directly impact the safety and reliability of critical research and development operations. You’ll work on complex, meaningful systems that protect people and facilities while collaborating with a broad network of technical experts, lab leaders, and operations teams.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Salary

The range for this position is $88,834.00 - $122,148.00 assuming full‑time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job‑related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Benefits

• Company‑wide bonuses and long‑term incentives aligned with key business results.
• 100% company‑paid pension benefit with fixed contributions, plus matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan, reaching between 7% and 12% of pay.
• Health, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company‑paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [e-mail].