Chemical Process Engineer

Role Purpose

Develop, qualify, and sustain wet/dry etching, cleaning, and surface-treatment processes on glass and related substrates to enable safe, high-yield, cost-effective manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

1. Support process development and sustaining: Assist in developing, qualifying, and maintaining wet/dry chemical processes for cleaning, etching, surface treatment, coating, and related operations across multiple product platforms. Execute experiments and DOEs; collect data and prepare summaries and presentations. Participate in root-cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions using structured methods (e.g., 5-Why, fishbone, DMAIC) with mentoring.
2. Manufacturing support and continuous improvement: Support troubleshooting of process upsets; perform routine checks, verifications, and calibrations for critical tools and metrology. Assist with capacity expansion activities, equipment trials, and consumables/chemical qualifications.
3. Technology transfer and documentation: Help prepare and maintain SOPs, control plans, PFMEAs/FMEAs, PCPD, training materials, and compliance documents (MSDS/SDS, RoHS/REACH). Support lab-to-pilot and pilot-to-MP transfers; participate in training for receiving sites and operators.
4. Analytics and characterization: Perform basic surface/contamination measurements and coordinate advanced analytics with Materials/Analytical teams (e.g., particles, ions/metals, contact angle, roughness). Use basic statistical tools (JMP/Minitab/Excel; Python a plus) to analyze data and make data-driven recommendations for review.
5. EHS and quality: Follow EHS procedures for chemicals and gases; practice safe handling, labeling, storage, and waste disposal; participate in risk assessments and change control (MOC). Support permits-to-work, incident reporting, and routine safety/5S audits; promote a safety-first and quality-first culture.
6. Collaboration and communication: Work closely with cross-functional partners to implement solutions. Communicate status, risks, and findings clearly; escalate issues appropriately and on time.
7. Project involved with all Corning business units.

Job Selling Points:
1. Opportunity to work with new and developing business opportunities in the region.
2. Engage and work with numerous engineering teams across Corning.
3. Technology transfer and global exposure: Participate in lab-to-pilot and pilot-to-manufacturing transfers across Asia; opportunities for short-term travel/assignments to China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and other regions.
4. Career development opportunities: opportunity to in Manufacturing Excellence, Subject Matter Expert of chemical process engineering.

Experiences/Education - Required

Education & Experience:
1. BS or MS in Chemistry/ Applied Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering/ Biochemistry/ Material Science
2. 0 to more than 3 years of experience in wet and/or dry chemical processes for etching, cleaning, or surface treatment in R&D, pilot line, or high-volume manufacturing (co-op/internship acceptable for entry level).

Required Skills:
1. Wet and dry chemical processing: Develop and sustain etching, cleaning, and surface treatment processes; strong surface science fundamentals and cleanliness control 
2. Hands-on orientation: Enjoys factory/lab work in chemical processing, materials characterization (contact angle, profilometry/AFM, SEM/EDS, XPS, ellipsometry), glass finishing manufacturing, and data analytics to drive decisions.
3. Proven support of chemical process capability development and improvement, delivery of solutions, and execution of manufacturing/technology transfer across multiple projects and product lines.
4. Experimentation and improvement: Designs and executes experiments (DOE), analyzes data (SPC, regression, Cp/Cpk), and implements process/equipment improvements; documents changes and supports training and rollout.

Experiences/Education - Desired

Desired Skills:
1. Experienced optimize wet/dry cleaning and plasma dry etch processes to improve yield, uniformity, and cycle time while ensuring strict safety and compliance.
2. Hands-on experience with cleaning line/machine, plasma, wet benches and RIE/ICP etch tools; familiarity with common chemistries (HF, HCl, SC1/2) and gases (CF4/SF6, Cl2/BCl3, O2).
3. Proficiency with SPC/DOE and data tools (JMP/Minitab); metrology (SEM, ellipsometry, profilometry).
4. Experience with glass or ceramic substrates, optics/display, or semiconductor processing.
5. Technology transfer and scale-up experience from lab/pilot to high-volume manufacturing, including capability ramp and capacity expansion.
6. Chemical safety experience in manufacturing or laboratory environments (semiconductor a plus).
7. Experience with operational excellence and audit frameworks (e.g., ISO 9001/14001/45001).

Soft Skills:
1. Commitment/Initiative; Ownership and accountability for assigned tasks.
2. Learning agility and attention to detail in executing process tasks and documenting results.
3. Effective communication and strong teamwork; ability to build positive cross-functional relationships.
4. Solid organizing, executing, summarizing, and reporting skills.
5. Open to new ideas and flexible to change.
6. Proficient English listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.