Senior Technical Manager - Thermal Equipment

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Responsible for strategy planning of thermal equipment engineering, including mechanical design, prototyping, installation, acceptance, and start-up for thermal/fluid equipment across Corning Businesses
• Provide leadership for new process or product development - focus on glass melting and forming.
• Establish requirements with customer(s). Understand voice of customer(s) and nature of the business requirements for each project.
• Establish equipment plans (scope, schedule, cost estimates, acceptance criteria, risk management, and handover criteria). 
• Define and develop the design capability of this team to support the success of the businesses.
• Promote team capabilities to Corning businesses and maintain the team with state-of-the-art technologies.
• Team members’ project assignment and workload distribution
• To grow technical competencies and expertise in equipment engineering supported for manufacturing with fundamental understanding.
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• Possesses good communication, harmony and project management skills for dynamic and fast-paced environment across businesses/organization in timely manner.
• Develop new core technology to support Corning success.
• Establish roles, responsibilities and competencies required for the project. 
• Actively coach and develop individuals. 
• Share expertise and knowledge to foster continuous improvement of the organization.
• Initiate recognition and performance improvement plan
• Team talent development and performance review
• Provide team period report and host communication meetings.
• Provide technical proposal/PI sheet to request funding.
• Live in Corning values, integrate cultures, nurture strategic thinking and ability to influence. 
• Execute assignments from supervisors. 
   

Education & Experience

• Possess BS/MS/PHD degree, and major in mechanical, aerospace engineering or related fields with backgrounds in equipment engineering applied for machine design, equipment/system integration and energy saving.
• Professional Engineering registration is a plus
   

Required Skills

• 20+ years’ experience in equipment design with solid backgrounds in fluid-dynamics, heat transfers, and thermal dynamics under engineering/industrial levels
• Excellent computer and 2D/3D CAD skills (good command of MS Office, AutoCAD and Solid Works)
• Familiar with thermal equipment design and fabrication such as furnace, kiln oven etc.
• Understand the piping and duct system design. Knowledge of combustion system design is plus.
• Effective listening, oral, and written communication skills in English and a major Asian language
• Proactive, creative, and positive as a team player to achieve project objectives with high quality.
• Knowledge in material selections for thermal equipment in variable process implementations
   

Desired Skills

• Multiple year experience in people development and strategic planning
• Rich experience in mechanical design and integration.
• Experience in thermal equipment engineering (e.g. heat treatment, heat exchange, forming, and mixing technology etc.).
• Familiar with methods of thermal/flow tests and results analysis
• Skills in flow/thermal modeling & simulation is a plus.
• Effective working in a technical team environment 
• Quality Results Oriented 
• Problem Solving and Decision Making 

Soft Skills                                                

• Diversity of experience and background is an asset.
• Effective English communication and presentation skills 
• Self-confident
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to work independently and directly with project customers to scope out project scope, identify project requirements and deliverables.
• Team player, perform well as an individual subject matter expert contributor.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate willingness and passion to learn new technologies.