Melting Process Engineer (Job Location- Vemula, Telangana India)

Requisition Number: 64801

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

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 

Purpose of the Position:

• Support production of 24 hours melting operation with solid engineering principles focused on process optimization and continuous improvement
• Ensure process stability and support daily operations
• Customer satisfaction target achievement

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Ensure daily safe and stable operation to check process with operators in detail
• Take 1st level trouble shooting and fix process instability on daily operations with other functions in plant
• Perform daily engineering oversight and support of production
• Technical analysis of melting and forming processes.  Application of analytical results to improving processes and meeting customer requirements
• Coordinate line activity with peripheral services (maintenance, etc.) and downstream processes
• Daily interaction with the operators and production leadership
• Lead melting defect troubleshooting with collaboration with Division engineering
• Training of production personnel
• Consult and report out timely to upper level engineering any potential issue
• Upgrade SOP and support operations for safety improvement, efficiency improvement, process variation reduction, training for key process
• Focus to meet engineering targets set by upper organization / plant
• Focus on furnace repairing and downtime management. Involved in tank life strategy development
• Involve and support any plant level project such as start-up, equipment upgrade, new technology, process improvement, etc.
• Support developments in equipment design and new process that can improve or enhance the current process capabilities

 Project involved with:

• Support plant start-up project
• Any plant engineering project during day to day operations
• Lead or coordinate the plant-level cost reduction projects.

 Reporting Structure:

• Immediate Supervisor: Division Engineering Manager

Education or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 5-10 years glass melting / forming experience preferably in tubing operation

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal

Required Skills:

• Technically curious – seeks information needed to succeed in becoming a glass melting expert

• Strong technical skills – understanding of mechanical engineering to apply to defect formation mechanisms, understanding of heat and mass transfer, understanding of materials thermodynamics and kinetics
• Analytical skills – ability to use rigorous data analysis and distill into concise results
• Problem-solving skills – ability to handle technical challenges using scientific methodology
• MS Office computing skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
   

Desired Skills:

• Understanding of glass chemistry and properties

• Glass making, ceramic or other materials processing experience
• Continuous manufacturing process experience
• New product/process development or scale up experience
• Statistical analysis skills and/or experimental design experience
• Project leadership skills – vision, planning, and execution

Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to interact across all parts of the organization (operators, trades, engineers, scientists, managers)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills – ability to sell technical ideas to influence decision making
• Responsible for self-development – adapts to new situations and actively takes charge of career growth
• Ability to work in a diverse project team environment, leading or supporting technical projects
   

Job Location: Vemula, Telangana, India