Lead Injection Molding Process Engineer
About The Position
Corning is a world leader in materials science, known for its innovations in glass, ceramics, and related materials. The company's technologies span various markets, including life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar. Corning's mission is to drive progress and create impactful solutions that connect people, enhance devices, enable faster communication, improve transportation, and support sustainable energy. This role is crucial for leading process development, optimization, and validation for injection molding programs. It involves managing new product launches, tool transfers, and sustaining production. The Lead Injection Molding Process Engineer will serve as a senior technical expert, responsible for resolving complex process issues, establishing robust process standards, and collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality manufacturing outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of hands-on injection molding process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Hands-on experience leading development, optimization, validation, and troubleshooting of injection molding processes in a production environment.
- Strong knowledge of injection molding machines, molds, hot runner systems, auxiliary equipment, and resin processing requirements
- Demonstrated experience establishing and sustaining robust, repeatable process parameters using scientific molding principles
- Experience leading process qualifications, mold trials, first article runs, and production transfer activities
- Ability to read engineering drawings, interpret part specifications and tolerances, and translate technical requirements into stable manufacturing processes
- Experience working cross-functionally with tooling, maintenance, quality, automation, and production teams to drive technical solutions
Nice To Haves
- Experience with decoupled molding methodologies, design of experiments (DOE), statistical process control (SPC), and validation documentation
- Familiarity with engineering-grade resins, multi-cavity molds, lean manufacturing, or regulated industries such as automotive, medical device, or consumer products
- Experience developing process standards, documentation practices, or training materials that improve operational consistency
Responsibilities
- Lead development, setup, optimization, and validation of injection molding process parameters to ensure consistent part quality, machine reliability, and long-term process robustness
- Troubleshoot complex and chronic molding defects; identify root causes, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and drive sustainable corrective actions
- Own process qualifications, mold trials, first article runs, and production transfer support to ensure launch readiness and stable execution
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with tooling, maintenance, automation, quality, and production teams on technical priorities and improvement opportunities
- Mentor operators, technicians, and junior engineers in process discipline, scientific molding principles, and continuous improvement practices
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions
- Matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan (up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay)
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Family building support
- Fitness programs
- Company-paid life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disease management programs
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recognition program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
