Thermal Process Engineer – Glass & Ceramics

Corning Incorporated; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid pension

401(k) matching

Bonuses and incentives

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Thermal Process Engineer to join the Manufacturing, Technology & Engineering team in Corning, NY. This onsite role involves ~50% travel to U.S.

locations and focuses on high-temperature manufacturing and development programs across glass, ceramics, and related processes. The ideal candidate has a chemical or materials engineering background with 2+ years in manufacturing or process development, plus experience in data analysis and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a chemical engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years in manufacturing, process development, or related industrial setting.
• Experience with high-temperature processes like glass melting or ceramic firing.
• Ability to analyze data and support troubleshooting and process improvement.
• Willingness to travel domestically about 50% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyze process and product data to identify upsets, defects, and yield losses.
• Plan and execute process trials and evaluations, develop hypotheses, and test solutions.
• Support scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing readiness from development to production.
• Collaborate with operators, technicians, and engineers to implement improvements.
• Support line startups, capacity expansions, and equipment ramp-up.
• Apply root-cause analysis, DOE, Lean, and DMAIC to improve safety, quality, and throughput.
• Maintain process documentation, standards, and operating procedures.

Skills

Process engineering

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Glass Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in relevant engineering or materials discipline

Tools

DOE

DMAIC

Lean

Statistical analysis

Job description

Corning is seeking a Thermal Process Engineer to join the Manufacturing, Technology & Engineering team in Corning, NY. This onsite role involves ~50% travel to U.S.

locations and focuses on high-temperature manufacturing and development programs across glass, ceramics, and related processes. The ideal candidate has a chemical or materials engineering background with 2+ years in manufacturing or process development, plus experience in data analysis and problem solving.