Controls Engineer

Requisition Number: 51747

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise inspecialty 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.

Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Purpose of the Position:

铅和/或参与项目团队开发elop new manufacturing technology for the purposes of reducing cost, increasing capacity and/or improving products while utilizing fundamental understanding.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering-level production support to manufacturing operation and actively engage in plant safety initiatives and projects.
• Apply engineering fundamentals to improve capability, reduce costs, and maintain performance of production equipment/processes.
• Project management and engineering development for new automation equipment related to fiber handling, measurements, and winding.
• Solve process issues through data analysis, experimentation, and collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Provide engineering expertise for fundamental understanding of manufacturing issues.
• Lead and/or provide support for projects involving cost reduction, process optimization, and new products.
• Develop and maintain systems to monitor and proactively address equipment/process performance, including trend analysis and implementation plans.
• Identify root causes of reoccurring issues, and aid in the transfer of responsibilities to MET (Mfg Excellence Teams) and Production.
• Develop or receive new technologies to improve process capability while ensuring proper processes are followed during transfer.
• Develop and update engineering and operations documentation.
• Provide training for operations workforce regarding equipment or operations changes.
• Work with multi-disciplined production teams to drive equipment/process standardization and continuous improvements.
• Periodically support off hours calls on an established rotation and if major production issues occur on nights/weekends.

Required Education and Experience:

• BS or MS in Electrical, Controls, or other Engineering discipline with relevant project/technical experience
• 1-5 years of leadership experience in functional or project role(s) with focus on controls/automation/robotics

Required Skills:

• Understanding of electrical, controls, automation systems, and PLC programming, with experience with ladder logic and/or robot programming
• Strong data analysis skills
• Experience with Excel (pivot tables) and Access
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and issues effectively
• Decision making and prioritization
• Communication skills including presentations to peers and supervisors

Desired Skills:

• Experience with capital projects – from Appropriations Requests (ARs) to final deployment and documentation
• Experience with PI process books and statistical control
• Ability to work within a team and provide training to others
• 分配/监督资源的能力to accomplish goals

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal (less than 5%) US focused

Hours of work:

• Monday-Friday
• The position is overtime exempt. Overtime is not uncommon and is expected at times, however the amount and duration will vary as a function of business needs. Occasional on-call responsibilities will be required.

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.