Summer Intern: Materials & Thin-Film Mechanics

Corning Inc.; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 37,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning, Inc. in Corning, NY seeks an Intern in Materials and Mechanics for Summer 2027. You will support reliability studies of brittle materials and optical thin films, review literature, and help characterize materials and perform reliability testing.

The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists and engineers, hands-on lab work, and developing hypotheses tied to material properties. PhD in a related field is required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in mechanical or materials engineering.
• Experience in experimental mechanics, mechanical testing/characterization, or related fields.
• Ability to follow lab safety procedures and data documentation practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review literature on thin film–substrate interactions and reliability mechanisms.
• Process and characterize brittle, glass-based multi-material systems in the lab.
• Support reliability testing to assess interfacial properties.
• Correlate wear and damage behavior with material properties and identify failure mechanisms.
• Develop and test hypotheses, analyze results, and relate performance to material properties.

Skills

Experimental mechanics

Data analysis

Lab safety

Written & verbal communication

Education

PhD in mechanical engineering or materials engineering

Tools

Spreadsheets

Data analysis tools

Scientific programming languages

Job description

Corning, Inc. in Corning, NY seeks an Intern in Materials and Mechanics for Summer 2027. You will support reliability studies of brittle materials and optical thin films, review literature, and help characterize materials and perform reliability testing.

The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists and engineers, hands-on lab work, and developing hypotheses tied to material properties. PhD in a related field is required.