Development Engineer

Scope of Role 

Corning is seeking a Development Engineer to design, develop, and industrialize glass forming and melting platforms for revolutionary manufacturing processes at our Wilmington, NC facility - for new Optical Fiber products. Working as part of a technology development team, you will apply scientific methods, engineering principles, and advanced data analysis to drive fundamental understanding and deliver measurable improvements in yield, quality, process rate, and energy efficiency

Key Responsibilities

•  Design, develop, and improve glass forming and melting platforms (process + equipment), driving root-cause understanding of manufacturing process limitations

•  Define problems, outline hypotheses, design and execute critical process experiments, and translate findings into engineering requirements and process or equipment designs

•  Manage structured product and process development projects — applying project management methodologies to control performance, scheduling, and cost

•  Lead or participate in cross-functional technology development teams; set direction, roles, and priorities in collaboration with product and process design experts across the organization

•  Perform cost-of-manufacturability analyses and use data and modeling to recommend best solutions from a range of alternatives

•  Communicate and document results clearly for project, department, and site leadership audiences

•  Wilmington, NC

•  Standard business hours, Monday–Friday; flexibility required for off-hours.

•  Travel less than 5% (domestic and international travel possible)

Experiences/Education - Required

•   Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or a related technology degree

•   3+ years of process engineering experience with emphasis on thermal processing of materials, including associated product and equipment performance

•   Proficiency with data processing software (e.g. Python, JMP, Power BI) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

•   Working knowledge of physical phenomena — static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer — and ability to apply this knowledge to improve manufacturing  processes and product attributes

•   Experience managing structured product or process development while supporting or leading a technical team

Experiences/Education - Desired

•  Fundamental understanding of energy and mass transport with modeling experience (e.g., finite element analysis (FEA), Aspen, MATLAB, Fluent)

•  Fundamental understanding of chemical transport and reaction processes and their impact on product and equipment performance

•  Experience with modeling simulation software (e.g., Aspen, MATLAB, Fluent)

•  Demonstrated ability to independently carry structured engineering assignments through to completion with minimal oversight

Skills and Competencies

•  Applies scientific method and engineering principles to design well-structured process experiments and drive robust, sustainable solutions

•  Uses measured and modeled data to make and defend technical decisions and recommendations

•  Translates complex engineering solutions into process or equipment design requirements that meet all performance criteria

•  Communicates technical findings and project status clearly to cross-functional and leadership audiences