About this role
About the Role Corning is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to lead and support product development projects for glass materials and components in the Advanced Optics business. The role translates customer and market requirements into product concepts, develops material and process solutions, and helps move new products from early-stage development through qualification and manufacturing readiness. You will collaborate with Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Commercial teams to align technical work with product requirements, business priorities, and customer needs. Strong presentation and communication skills are required. 30-50% travel is required. What You'll Do
- Plan and execute product-development experiments, including design of experiments, prototype builds, data analysis, performance validation, and communication of results and recommendations
- Translate technical learning into product specifications, process windows, qualification plans, and manufacturing transfer requirements
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and commercial teams to evaluate new product concepts, reduce technical risk, and support scale-up to production
- Support customer-facing technical discussions by connecting material and process capabilities to product performance, reliability, and manufacturability
- Lead technicians as required and coordinate work needed to deliver prototypes, testing, qualification data, and development milestones What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physical/Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science or related discipline with minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated expertise in ceramic and/or glass material and process/product development, with emphasis on translating technical capability into product performance
- Ability to define product requirements, evaluate performance trade-offs, and connect material/process variables to customer-facing product attributes
- Strong data analysis skills and ability to use experiments