Sr. Raw Materials Engineer
Apply now »Date: Nov 9, 2026
Location: Painted Post, NY, US, 14870
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 79694
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Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.
Role Purpose
The Sr. Raw Material Engineer provides technical leadership for raw materials used across Corning Environmental Technologies. This role is a primary technical interface with raw material suppliers and works closely with manufacturing plants, research and development, and sourcing to ensure material quality, supply assurance, and manufacturing performance. The engineer will lead supplier-facing technical activities including material qualification, technical assessments, issue resolution, specification alignment, and material improvement. The successful candidate will combine deep materials knowledge, data-driven problem-solving, and strong external collaboration to improve material quality, reliability, cost competitiveness, and long-term supply capability
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for assigned raw materials and supplier relationships, including specifications, qualification requirements, technical assessments, and engineering documentation
- Lead technical engagement with suppliers to resolve material quality, performance, supply, and processability issues
- Lead and support qualification of new materials, material changes, suppliers, and alternative sources
- Partner with sourcing and suppliers to improve material quality, reliability, supply assurance, and cost competitiveness
- Assess supplier technical capability, process controls, material characterization methods, and readiness to meet Corning requirements
- Apply material characterization and manufacturing data to understand the relationship between raw material properties and process performance
- Partner with manufacturing teams to troubleshoot and resolve raw-material-related process and product issues
- Lead resolution of material-related nonconformances, including technical problem-solving, corrective actions, and follow-through with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Identify and implement opportunities for material improvement, alternative sourcing, improved specifications, and enhanced characterization methods
- Communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations across supplier, manufacturing, engineering, sourcing, and R&D organizations
Travel: Up to 25%, including domestic and international
Experiences/Education - Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience in raw materials, materials characterization, manufacturing or process engineering, supplier engineering, or material qualification
- Demonstrated experience working directly with suppliers on technical, quality, qualification, or manufacturing-performance issues
- Demonstrated engineering problem-solving and analytical capability
- Ability to analyze technical data and develop sound engineering recommendations
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical, manufacturing, sourcing, and supplier organizations
Experiences/Education - Desired
- Advanced degree in relevant engineering or materials discipline
- Experience in supplier technical assessments, supplier development, or supplier quality engineering
- Experience with statistical analysis, experimentation, and structured problem-solving methods
- Experience leading cross-functional technical projects
- Experience in ceramics, minerals, powders, or other industrial raw materials
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $95,402.00 - $131,179.00 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.
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Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
- 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.
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
- 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 recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.
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Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
- 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.
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, Corning provides company matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
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.
Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.
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