Product Engineer

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 life
•    Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
•    Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Review daily RFQs, specifications and drawings to respond to requests from the customer product engineers (CPE) and subject matter experts or other functions.
•  Align and integrate customer product specifications with master specifications throughout business-wide processes and systems as needed. Set up and keep updating AGS master spec.
• Design DOEs to support the data collection on inquiries and new specification to evaluate the capability and identify the product attribute gaps and trends.
• Determine if the RFQ is in line with standard product offerings. Provide detailed technical responses when required.
• If manufacturing capability gaps exists, collaborate with PLM, Quality, Development and Engineering organization to establish plans to close the capabilities gap.
• If capability does not exist, quantify the product requirements gaps and discuss with PLM, D&E or Quality, to determine if there are pathways to develop the capabilities required.
• Ensure attribute performance can achieve the customer requirements according to the committed timeline on new products and processes.
• Secure material compliance documentation from suppliers/laboratories.
• Develop/coordinate metrology protocols for qualification/certification of new products or measurement systems to assure customer requirements are satisfied. 

Education & Experience

• BS or MS in science or engineering discipline.
• Experience in application engineering/product engineering/project management/quality engineering/process engineering.
• Automotive industry experience is preferred.

Required Skills

• Communication skills- Good English skills to translate requirements to English speaking customers and colleagues. Flexible working environment with interactions in Asia, Europe and the US.
• Ability to operate with teams in a highly matrix organization with multiple reporting structures.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to stay calm under difficult situations and communicate clearly across the organization.
• Data analysis skills, statistical education or skills; MiniTab software skills would be preferred.
• Metrology experience or knowhow is preferred but not necessary.