Staff Engineer

Role Purpose

The candidate will be responsible for delivering high impact in the organization by developing enabling software systems for the Research, Development, and Engineering divisions at Corning.  Delivering software solutions will be accomplished through the evolution of innovative concepts across early-stage experimentation, proof-of-concept demonstrations, and prototypes.  The role requires a multidisciplinary approach including software engineering, controls and software development, and scientific leadership.  The candidate should feel comfortable working within and communicating among a small team of individuals with diverse talents. The candidate will focus on developing and then integrating state-of-the-art enterprise lab data management systems and software solutions in a research and development environment:

• Work closely with internal customers to understand and develop system specifications and constraints.
• Create project timeline, budgets, and bills of materials.
• Research various technologies and select suitable approaches for meeting project requirements.
• Develop a system concept to present to stakeholders.
• Engineer a proof-of-concept prototype system
• Work with and/or forming a small multidisciplinary team to meet system specification or project timelines.
• Work with project stakeholders to ensure designs meet the project requirements and timelines and budget stay within expectations.
• Deploy and test designed systems.
• Work with the customer to understand the system performance and limitations.
• Transfer system technology, including documentation and design packages, to R&D, MTE, or Division Engineering. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain lab and operations management applications using modern web technologies.
• Debug custom or commercial software and communication issues.
• Design, build and maintain database objects.
• Work in an ever-changing research work environment.
• Communicate with stakeholders to refine project scope and to share progress toward project milestones.
• Track and communicate project scope changes with financial and timeline impacts with stakeholders.
• Develop system documentation, including machine specifications and SOPs.
• Transfer system expertise to customers, including hands-on training.

Travel Requirements:  Travel frequency and length are project-dependent and typically <5% of total work hours. 

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime:  Standard hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.  Must be available to work locally within our facility in Corning NY as needed during software development and delivery.

Experiences/Education - Required

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Required Years and Area of Experience:   5+ yrs. experience applications development and equipment engineering.
• C#, .Net, Oracle PL/SQL.
• User interface application development using WPF or similar.
• Follow software development best practices.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment and requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills based on data-driven decisions and a deep understanding of sources of error.
• Result-oriented, including a track record of managing multiple projects and priorities.

Experiences/Education - Desired

Other language skills such as VB, Python, JavaScript, HTML.

Experience with development environments such as Visual Studio, Toad, Git, Enterprise Architect.

Soft Skills (Communication/Team/Leadership):

To work independently and as part of a small team.

To communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization, including presentation and written skills.

To work effectively in a matrix organization, including balancing project and functional priorities.

To actively seek out subject matter experts to broaden fundamental process and product understanding.

Passion for technology, software development and enabling customers.