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Autonomous Maintenance Engineer

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Date: Nov 13, 2026

Location: Durham, NC, US, 27712

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 79739

 

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

Be the technical lead who makes our maintenance program more reliable, efficient and safe. In this role, you will drive equipment reliability improvements, standardize best practices and build the skills of the maintenance team, working with production, planning, quality and engineering partners. The schedule is flexible and includes off-hours support for critical equipment issues and shutdowns.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead continuous improvement of the maintenance group by setting priorities, tracking results for reliability, uptime and cost, and implementing optimization opportunities identified through equipment, downtime and work order analysis.
  • Lead root cause analysis of recurring equipment failures and implement permanent corrective and preventive actions.
  • Develop and sustain maintenance standards, including cleaning, inspection and lubrication routines, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance tasks, frequencies and schedules to reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Build team capability through skill matrices, development plans, training materials and one-point lessons that share best practices across shifts.
  • Evaluate equipment upgrades, tools and spare parts strategies, keep accurate maintenance records, and enforce plant safety and quality system requirements, including lockout/tagout.

Experiences/Education - Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years of industrial maintenance, reliability or manufacturing equipment experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment 
  • Hands-on experience with equipment maintenance, machine reliability, troubleshooting and equipment improvement
  • Working knowledge of total productive maintenance (TPM), preventive and predictive maintenance, and root cause analysis methods
  • Experience leading improvement projects with measurable results in uptime, cost or efficiency
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and processes, good manufacturing practices and safety requirements such as lockout/tagout
  • Availability for a flexible schedule, including off-hours support for critical equipment issues and shutdown activities

Experiences/Education - Desired

  • Experience with 5S and Lean continuous improvement methods
  • Experience building maintenance standards, skill matrices or training materials
  • Experience evaluating equipment upgrades or spare parts strategies
  • Experience using work order history and equipment performance data to guide maintenance decisions

 

 

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

 


The range for this position is $86,703.00 - $119,217.00 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.


Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh

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