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NPI Engineer

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Date: Apr 18, 2026

Location: Reynosa, TAM, MX, 88730

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 73282

 

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Role Purpose

This position is within Americas’ Regional Engineering and will be part of the development of new products and processes with an emphasis on speed of innovation into manufacturing through effective Change Management, Design for Manufacturing, Cost Modeling, and alignment to our global Product Quality Architecture. This position focuses on leading the industrialization of products developed through our IPP projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Working with project team members, develop and / or improve processes using DMAIC and sound statistical methods to ensure process performance meets the level required to meet cost, capacity, and service level requirements for new products.
  • Lead the cost performance effort in projects, owning the cost model and ensuring product cost targets are met at product launch
  • Author process improvement capability plans.  Complete technical reports for internal publication.
  • Lead and/or actively participate in creation of requirements and agreements for product availability by using LA and GA criteria document.
  • Lead and organize process and product workshops to drive DFM Analysis in NPIs documenting and implementing improvement ideas during the NPI project lifecycle.
  • Working with the project team and process engineering team, ensure Product Quality Architecture requirements are met before project closure.
  • Identify gaps in manufacturing capabilities and make recommendations to improve. Support those improvements.  Included in this are programs in TPM and LEAN implementation.  Identify and act on best practices globally.
  • Visibly support the establishment and maintenance of a safe work environment
  • Provide technical direction and mentorship for teams of engineers and technicians across multiple locations.
  • May be asked to drive project teams of engineers, technicians, and peers
  • REGIONAL POSITION

Experiences/Education - Required

  • Knowledgeable in fiber optic cabling and connectivity
  • Experience working in a high volume, manual, precision manufacturing environment
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Good problem solving and analytical capabilities (particularly statistical analysis).
  • Excellent communication and leadership-through-influence skills.
  • High initiative, able to work with a minimum of direction, and able to work in team environment
  • Minimum 80% bilingual English / Spanish
  • Experience working with manual and semi-automated assembly processes of complex, high precision components in a manufacturing environment.

Experiences/Education - Desired

  • OCS Process Disciplines and Product knowledge including connector preparation, polishing, furcation, fiber-optic connector optical testing, cable management, etc.
  • Experience in the development or manufacturing of optical fiber cable and connector assemblies.
  • Training and/or practical experience in a field involving optical physics.
  • Green Belt DMAIC certified.
  • Green Belt PQA certified (for internal candidates).
  • Experience with Total Preventive Maintenance and the deployment of new equipment into manufacturing (Early Equipment Management – EEM).
  • Experience designing error-proofing solutions for new product and processes.

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 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 and in addition to full Mexico statutory benefits, we offer food coupons that ease daily costs, and a structured savings fund to support your long-term financial goals.  

  • Salaried employees are eligible for comprehensive medical and dental coverage. Additionally, all employees are covered by company-sponsored life insurance, total permanent disability protection, paid time off, and have access to our Employee Assistance Program 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. 

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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