Sr. Technology Project Leader
Apply now »Date: Jun 14, 2025
Location: TuCheng City, TW, 236
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 64489
The company built on breakthroughs.
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Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.
How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward.
At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.
Come break through with us.
Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with:
- Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
- Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
- Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
- Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences
- Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation
Scope of Position
Senior Technology Project Leader drives collaborative delivery of new technology from customer concept to manufacturing reality for justified business opportunities. Project Management team, in concert with Technology product team members, are the face of the Technology organization in finding ways to overcome the obstacles – technical, organizational, customer oriented to do so. We do that on time, within scope, and on budget using clear concise communication within the team, with our stakeholders, and in partnership with our steering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Owns and controls project Scope, Schedule, Budget, and Quality
- Understands customer needs and drives alignment and collaboration across all functions.
- Establishes and maintains project scope and inter-dependencies with other projects, including efficient response to change and adequate communication of impacts thereof
- Oversees product and process technical design and identifies mis-matches with market needs
- Understands technical design aspects and facilitates identification of failure modes and effects – asks probing questions to drive optimal design for product performance balanced with low cost and manufacturability
- Understands manufacturing principles and aligns solution to fulfill long term profitability
- Conducts risk analysis and develops risk mitigation and contingency plans to minimize effects to schedule and project delivery.
- Establishes and maintains project schedule, ensuring sound logic and techniques are used for estimations and uncertainty mitigation
- Establishes project budget and maintains spending to budgetary levels
- Seeks resources (people, machines, materials) proactively in order to meet milestones and holds resources accountable for delivery
- Facilitates rational decision-making processes with team and steering members
- Manages resource responsibilities and time allocation within projects to meet milestones
Competencies (knowledge, skills, and behaviors)
Experiences/Education - Required
- BS in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or similar
- 5+ years in a Product Development preferred
- MS or MBA preferred
- Project Management Professional certification desired
Experiences/Education - Desired
- Tailor communication style to different audiences
- Encourage independent team decision-making
- Create a motivating environment
- Broker consensus among stakeholders
- Facilitate large stakeholder meetings
- Use business partner time efficiently
- Tactful in contentious or politically sensitive situations
- Contribute to project business case development