MET Process Engineer

Requisition Number: 51625

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertiseinspecialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed people’s lives.

Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges.

Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.

Scope of Position:

• Operations Engineering role within the Diesel Manufacturing Firing Department involved with supporting production uptime and safety maintenance.
• The role requires interaction with Engineering, Development, and Manufacturing personnel to deliver improvements in processes or product attributes.
• Use of scientific method to drive to fundamental understanding to solve manufacturing problems.
• Improve process understanding, product quality, process capability, and improve environmental safety of the process.
• Role includes individual contributor, technical leadership, and project leadership responsibilities.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot equipment issues and implement solutions in a timely manner
• Drive to root cause understanding for production issues
• Provide support for process improvements for existing manufacturing products and processes, process development for new products
• Work in a cross-functional environment: link between engineering, manufacturing, quality, and development to deliver the best possible solution
• Use of rigorous tools to deliver results including problem analysis, potential problem analysis, risk assessment, DMAIC methodology, innovation
• Use engineering/scientific principles and data to solve problems, including production issues while striving for fundamental understanding
• Ensure best practices are communicated, evaluated, and implemented
• Integrate problem solutions into production and validate results.

• Provide primary level production support.
• Translate work, solutions, and directions into presentation to leadership that can be understood and are actionable
• Support development and execution of firing technology strategy, roadmap, and project portfolio

Travel Requirements:

• Anticipate all work being in the Corning Valley. No travel anticipated.

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime:

• Generally, 40 hrs. per week, but must be flexible. There will be times when off shift and weekend hours are required to support kiln troubleshooting and maintenance.

Required Education:

• 最低:BS在陶瓷、材料、机械Engineering or Chemical Engineering with 0-3 years of experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Preferred: BS in Ceramics, Materials, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering with 3-5 years of experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment

Required Years and Area of Experience:

• 0-3 years’ experience in engineering or manufacturing environment

Required Skills:

• Technical competence in process engineering
• Demonstrated effectiveness at technical problem-solving and decision-making
• Experience in developing and delivering technical projects or process improvements into manufacturing
• Project leadership aptitude, including ability to achieve results through matrix organization or team
• Strong work ethic and desire to exceed expectations
• Ability to work in a team-based environment
• Communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to use data to drive to solutions
• Strong drive to succeed and implement solutions
• Technically curious, self-motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision

Desired Skills:

• Raw materials understanding (selection, beneficiation, characterization, and impact on process characteristics)
• Demonstrated results developing and delivering step change innovations to manufacturing
• Experience with measurement, characterization, or ceramics processing technologies
• Skills and experience with statistical process control
• Experience with application of 6-Sigma methods, KT, and MEE

Soft Skills:

• 做事主动的人,能够与h函数igh level of independence
• Open and engaging to effectively interface with others
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Technical curiosity
• Ability to perform in a team or matrix environment
• Flexibility
• Can do attitude

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.