Process Engineer

Overview

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

To plan, support and lead work streams on process and/or technology projects, including:

• Improve existing manufacturing processes and capabilities
• Develop or support new manufacturing technologies and methods
• Develop and apply new and existing product attribute characterization methods
• Develop methods and processes for the manufacture and characterization of new products
• Develop methods, measurements and processes to improve existing products
• Support manufacturing improvement initiatives including variability reduction, defect reduction, process control improvement, and 6-Sigma

To provide engineering proficiency and innovation for equipment, processes, and measurement technologies within the Environmental Technologies - Division Engineering Technology Group. Lead and support through process technology and engineering project sub-teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan, organize, and execute major work streams on projects to deliver improvement and step change capabilities
• Project work scope typically includes design, development, manufacturing installation, start-up and acceptance of equipment and processes
• Support problem-solving in manufacturing, including root cause identification and resolution
• Role includes individual contributor and project workstream leadership responsibilities
• Manage internal Corning and external vendor resources to complete project deliverables
• Apply knowledge of engineering principles and methods to resolve challenges
• Support development and execution of the Division technology strategy, roadmap and project portfolio
• Support problem-solving in manufacturing, including root cause identification and resolution
• Apply process engineering knowledge, skills and experience from concept through delivery of process and equipment at manufacturing locations
• Support multiple plants within CET
• Provide project workstream support, technical and process engineering skills to meet department goals and objectives
• Member of Division Engineering Process Integration Department focused on through process technology and equipment improvement
• Work with and facilitate alignment between manufacturing, development, engineering and process experts to deliver step change and improvement of process or equipment capabilities towards through process technology

• BS/MS in an engineering discipline (ceramic, mechanical, materials, or chemical preferred)
• Minimum 3 years of experience required
• Technical competence in process or mechanical engineering; including chemical, ceramic, or material science with a process and mechanical engineering aptitude
• Aptitude for successfully developing and delivering technical projects or process improvements into manufacturing
• Aptitude for measurement, characterization or ceramics processing technologies
• Project leadership aptitude, including ability to achieve results through matrix organization or team
• Achieve results through application of rigorous project management methods, such as 6-Sigma
• Demonstrated effectiveness at technical problem-solving and decision-making
• Provide process engineering skills for scale-up of new processes and products and root cause understanding for scale-up production issues
• Experimental design to determine main effects, as well as, interactions and optimize important processes and/or reduce variability
• Effective communications: translate work, solutions, and directions into presentations to leadership that can be understood and are actionable
• Demonstrated effectiveness at…