Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Fairport, NY

Requisition Number: 46276

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed people’s lives.

Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges.

The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.

We are Corning Advanced Optics, an industry leader in the manufacturing of high precision optical systems for lithography and inspection applications, metrology measurement tools, and laser components. This is an exciting company with complete in-house design engineering, fabrication, and testing.

Corning’s summer internship experience is rich with hands-on learning. You’ll live, work, and experience the communities in which Corning operates, while building on-the-job skills. The purpose of the Mechanical Engineering Intern Program is to raise the bar on talent by strengthening our pipeline for entry level roles for immediate and future needs.

Purpose of Role:

• This role as a summer engineering intern will support the manufacturing and engineering of world-class, high-precision optical systems. This is a dynamic position for an individual to work as part of Corning Advanced Optics’ manufacturing team.

Responsibilities:

• Project – lead implementation of new piece of equipment. Focus on NEAT forms, Training documentation, outside vendors, etc.
• Experiment – Lead experiment to determine new material to use in Mechanical Fabrication for Laser Optics
• Improve safety by eliminating hazardous material, reduce cost / time to manufacture
• Documentation a. Complete Work Instructions for 2 pieces of equipment i. Update Training Matrix \
• Add procedures for 2 pieces of equipment / Complete analysis
• Implement 5S internal program
• Communication Board
• Kaizens, Audit Schedule, Problem Reports, IDMAICS, Safety Improvements, etc.

Qualifications:

• We are seeking a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science Engineering / Technology candidate - Junior or Senior Year - Minimum of a 3.0 overall GPA
• We are seeking a basic understanding of mechanical design practices, mechanical fabrication and assembly techniques.
• High level of technical curiosity and ability to learn, develop, and advance technical skills in mechanical design, precision engineering and opto-mechanical product development.
• Ability to use experimentation to develop basic process knowledge, design prototype test systems, and perform proof of principle testing to validate design approach.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Confidence in interaction with all levels of the organization. (Production techs to Sr. Leadership)
• Ability to function on a product development team of multi-disciplinary engineers.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Working knowledge of analysis tools such as MatLab or Excel.

Program Benefits:

• We offer competitive salaries, housing assistance, and travel reimbursement

Intern Activities:

• Social and networking events, volunteer opportunities, and community Involvement

Required to sign covenant not to compete

Are you ready to start an exciting internship with Corning, Inc.? Apply today!

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.