Senior Applications Engineer

Role Purpose

• Primary technical contact for the account
• Define and interpret the customer’s technical roadmap and monitor their system progress (substrates, filters, catalysts, controls, operating window, etc.)
• Manage customer projects
• Define customer technology and quality requirements
• Coordinate and lead all customer validation projects

Key Responsibilities

• Define, update, maintain Corning's technical account strategy for their customer
• Define and deploy Corning’s current product/support portfolio that matches the customer’s needs. Define gaps in those needs not met by current products.
• Gage competitor activities and status
• Management of all day-to-day technical activities at the account
• Coordinate Corning products design-in effort at specific customer
• Ensure Corning Program(s) understand the customer’s needs
• Support the customer’s test data analysis/interpretation (ongoing design programs)
• Support specific customer initiatives
• Coordinate understanding of coating and canning impacts during design-in and PPAP
• PPAP/Specification Management at Customer
• Coordinates with Regional Technology Manager to ensure Corning management understands the customer’s needs
• Coordinates System Engineering support

Travel Requirements:

• Domestic Travel <25%
• Could require international travel

Experiences/Education - Required

Required Education:

• BS Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, or Ceramic preferred)

Required Years and Area of Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of business-related experience, desired 5 years  

Required Skills:

• Experience in application engineering, account management or system engineering with automotive customers and platform technologies (preference: emissions systems)
• Knowledge of competitors’/competitive technologies
• Understanding of specifications and approval process (incl. boundaries, tools)
• Understand the basics of global emissions legislation
• Understand the basics of emission testing
• Familiarity w/ QA systems (IATF16949, AIAG, PPAP, etc.)

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Understand current and future OEM-specific engine/system designs, strategies, functionality requirements, and implications for Corning products
• Understand OEM and supply chain development processes, including series introduction
• Strong knowledge of vehicle emissions systems, including substrates, filters, physical attributes, specifications, production, and quality methods
• Familiar with Corning systems such as CAPA, LIMS, and WWESS
• DFMEA/PFMEA experience
• Thorough understanding of design tools and services, including mounting/canning, coating effects, CAD, CAE, testing, emissions testing, and prototyping
• Established Corning (CET) network with knowledge of company structure, markets, and strategies
• General knowledge of engine and emission control technologies, trends, customer organizations, and supply chain roles/technologies

Soft Skills:

• Team player with strong negotiation, presentation, communication, and project management skills
• Able to read technical drawings, solve problems, write technically, and maintain strong customer focus
• Self-starter with strong technical curiosity