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Optical Metrology Engineer

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Date: Jun 27, 2025

Location: Fairport, NY, US, 14450

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 69435

 

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, and automotive 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 

Scope of Position

Devise, build, and maintain instrumentation and comprehensive test methods to measure and analyze ultra-precise optical components and assemblies.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with multi-disciplined project teams to design, integrate, and qualify custom metrology equipment. 
  • Design (or specify for purchase) optical test methods and instrumentation to measure various parameters of optical components used in complex optical systems for imaging, non-imaging and metrology systems.
  • Use a wide array of in-house and commercial metrology and software to assess flatness, irregularity, radius of curvature, center thickness, mid-spatial frequency, PSD, wedge or prism angles, and other optical component parameters.  
  • Read and interpret optical drawings containing optical tolerancing and ISO specifications.
  • Analyze optical component surface maps to assess complex shapes using Zernike and asphere polynomials.  
  • Create and document metrology methods and test procedures for transfer to manufacturing.
  • Train manufacturing personnel to execute test and measurement tasks.
  • Travel Requirements:  5%, domestic & international. Typical travel includes training, networking opportunities, customer visits, conferences and trade shows, as required.

Experiences/Education - Required

  • B.S. in Optics or Physics 
  • 2-5 years in designing instrumentation for testing precision optical components systems. Hands-on metrology laboratory experience required, as is industrial experience in optical metrology.  
  • Must be familiar with optical shop phase measuring interferometers.  
  • Ability to function on a product development team of multi-disciplinary engineers.
  • Experience and understanding of geometrical optics and optical test methods. 
  • Must have strong presentation and technical writing skills to enable communication within the program team and with internal and external customers

Experiences/Education - Desired

  • M.S. in Optics or Physics 
  • Experience with interferometry, wavefront sensing, deflectometry, profilometry, precision tooling, polarization/polarimetry, etc
  • Experience with aspheric measurement methods (sub-aperture stitching, null testing, CGH design and implementation, etc) a plus.
  • Familiarity with optical and stylus profilometry, roughness measurement, microscopy.
  • Familiarity with gauge study and measurement uncertainty assessment.
  • Proficiency in Excel is required. Matlab, and other analytical software applications is desired.  Proficiency with phase measuring software from Zygo, 4D, Apre’, QED a plus.

 

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

 

The range for this position is $95,386.00 - $131,156.00 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. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, pension plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.

 

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, and career from day one

  • As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows throughout your career.  We also offer a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.  
  • Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, and disease management programs. 
  • 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.     
  • 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 peer-to-peer recognition program to celebrate success by recognizing colleagues who demonstrate above-and-beyond behaviors.  

 

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. To request an accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.


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