PPD Finishing Process Engineer

Requisition Number: 46613

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.

Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.

Scope of Position:

• Leads new product and process development work-streams
• Focus area is Celcor Finishing, primarily supporting Heavy Duty Diesel
• Processes include plugging, skinning, machining, handling, and metrology
• Participates in development of technical & non-technical solutions to problems associated with product, process and manufacturing system
• Transfers product to manufacturing per set criteria
• Use the scientific method to drive to fundamental understanding, identified capability gaps and deliver step change improvements in process capability, product attributes/quality, and improved process understanding.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Provide strong process engineering skills for new product and process development
• Use rigorous tools to deliver results including situation, potential problem, and decision analyses, risk assessments, DMAIC, and/or Innovation methodologies.
• Work in a cross-functional environment: link between development, quality, commercial, and manufacturing to deliver new HDD product capabilities.
• Experimental design to determine main effects as well as interactions and optimize important processes and/or reduce variability
• Effective communications: translate work, solutions, and directions into presentations to leadership that can be understood and are actionable
• Support individual or multiple plants within CET
• Use the scientific method to drive for fundamental understanding
• Use engineering principles and data to solve problems, including production issues

Projects Involved with:

• Scale up and integration of new products
• Increase manufacturing quality, capacity and /or capability
• Support defining & executing long term Finishing strategies

Travel Requirements: minimal

Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:

• 40+ hours, Monday – Friday.
• Typically 8-5
• Support for off hours experiments and troubleshooting as required

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in an engineering field (Ceramic, Materials, or Chemical, with mechanical aptitude preferred)
• 1+ years’ experience in manufacturing, engineering or development (inclusive of internships as well)
• Leadership potential demonstrated on project teams responsible for implementation of new processes or equipment into manufacturing

Required Skills:

• Ability to develop new product & processes and ability to identify new technology needs, capability constraints
• Ability to identify & clearly articulate problem statements and solution paths
• Able to collaborate across organizational boundaries and integrate solutions
• Results oriented and high commitment. Able to handle multiple complex tasks and set priorities with multiple internal customers.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel, including formulas and graphing functions, JMP, use data to drive to solutions
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrated leadership or teamwork in accomplishing common goals
• Basic knowledge of Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodology

Desired Skills:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of ceramic manufacturing processes
• Experience with new product introductions
• Teamwork in a multicultural environment
• Experience in the stages of innovation, transferring technology and processes from development to production

Soft Skills:

• Self-starter - strong technical curiosity and drive
• Results oriented and high commitment – can do attitude
• Open and engaging to effectively interface with others
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups; team building skills
• Positive attitude, flexible and good work ethic
• Organized with good planning and time management skills

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.