Senior Materials Engineer

Senior Materials Engineer

Purpose of the Position

• Lead and deliver transformational raw material cost reduction for optical cables worldwide.
• Improve existing manufacturing processes for cost/performance using fundamental knowledge on materials, equipment, and process control.
• Solve manufacturing process issues through data analysis, experimentation, and collaboration with other team members, including subject matter experts.
• Document and communicate lessons learned and knowledge gained from projects across different organizations.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Lead regional or worldwide materials projects to increase capability, achieve improved consistency, or achieve material cost reduction with similar or increased product quality.
• Assess potential material changes Quality Architectures/PQA implications.
• Drives early identification of material specification changes, assesses other department's engagement requirements, and ensures implementation of actions to ensure Cost Reduction improvement.
• Interfaces with Technology Materials team, Division Engineering ORM team and Manufacturing to understand all Raw Material Specifications and roadmap substitution and alternate materials projects.
• Solve process issues through data analysis, experimentation, and collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Provide engineering expertise for fundamental understanding of manufacturing issues.
• Independently manage multiple priorities and projects within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring timely execution and delivery of results.
• Collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization, building strong partnerships to drive alignment, solve problems, and achieve project objectives.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 25% to suppliers and various manufacturing sites in Corning.

Education and Experience

Required

• BS or MS in Materials, Chemical, Mechanical, or Polymer Engineering and Science with 5+ years’ experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Demonstrated ability to apply scientific methodology, data-driven analysis, and engineering principles to solve complex manufacturing problems and implement effective, sustainable solutions.
• Strong data analysis and statistical skills. Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel, Access, and Minitab, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate alternatives and recommend optimal, data-driven solutions that align with manufacturing, quality, and business objectives.

Desired

• Effectively analysis and simplifies data from multiple sources and set direction as required.

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership by establishing clear direction, setting challenging goals, and driving accountability to achieve measurable business results.

• Knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting.

• Project management experience.

• This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

• The range for this position is $95,402.00 - $131,179.00 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.

• A job that shapes a life.

• Corning offers you the total package.

• Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.

• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.

• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, 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 (EAP) to support you and your family.

• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a 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.