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Staff Application Engineer - Chemist

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Date: Mar 11, 2026

Location: Corning, NY, US, 14831

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 73686

 

The company built on breakthroughs. ​  
Join us.​                    

                                                          

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​  

 

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​  

 

​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​   

 

Come break through with us.  

 

Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with: 

  • Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
  • Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
  • Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
  • Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
  • Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 
  • Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

 

Role Purpose

Corning Advanced-Flow Reactor™ (AFR) is a global leader in end-to-end flow chemical processing for pharma, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and high-performance materials industries. AFR technology is changing the way chemicals are produced, enabling more efficient and safer processing.

 

AFR is looking for an application engineer for the North American market. Technical contact between the customer and Corning, the Application Engineer actively participates in the chemical process development, collaborates with the team defining the equipment and process and ensures a smooth implementation of the process at the customer. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Understand current and prospective customers chemistry and products, value proposition and needs. Align their needs with Corning technical capabilities.
  • Engage with Corning scientist and engineers to demonstrate feasibility of the key chemical steps, and actively participate in experiments.
  • Sales support (technical visit on customer site, product presentation, technical offer, attending trade shows as visitor or exhibitor, writing and contribution to scientific research papers).
  • FAT/SAT, Installation / education & training / commissioning & starting the reactors, dosing lines and downstream operations.
  • Support of the customer on paperwork and procedures: Help designing of IQ/OQ plan & development of FAT/SAT.
  • Support debugging and ramping manufacturing to expected performance. Collect customer feedback and fix issues.
  • Connection between the customer requirements and the different internal specialists (Engineering department, R&D, sales, sales support, quality) to ensure a seamless coordination
  • Share the information gathered from the customer/on-site to the relevant teams, including insights for AFR product and offering roadmap.
  • Contribution to the elaboration of operating procedure manual for the equipment. 
  • Developing and writing Application notes to support customers.

Experiences/Education - Required

  • Bachelor's degree in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry or related discipline
  • Minimum of  3 years of hands-on experience in chemical synthesis with a strong experimental background
  • Provien experience in safety planning including safety assessments and creating safety plans
  • Experience with a variety of chemical analytical methods
  • Skilled in structured experiment planning and execution
  • Being able to work autonomously and proactively at customer sites
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making, rigorous and well-organized
  • Strong interpersonal and networking skills in a multicultural environment
  • Hands on technical problem-solving skills
  • Flexibility/adaptability to unexpected situations/ behavior/ working subject 
  • Resilient and copes well with stressful situations
  • Leadership and negotiation skills
  • Travel Requirements: Up to 75%

Experiences/Education - Desired

  • Experience with hazardous chemical handling
  • Specialization in inorganic chemistry
  • Experience with transferring a chemical process from lab to pilot or manufacturing
  • Industrial experience
  • Experience in flow-chemistry/continuous process and equipment
  • Experience in quality processes

 

 

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

 

The range for this position is $104,733.00 - $144,008.00 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. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.


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