Process Engineer - LO

Corning•Village of Fairport, NY

44d•$84,932 - $116,782•Onsite

About The Position

Corning is a world leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for pushing technological boundaries. This role provides process engineering leadership and production support for the manufacture of Laser Optics. The position is responsible for sustaining and improving existing manufacturing processes, resolving complex production issues, and leading initiatives to reduce variation, improve yield, and expand manufacturing capability. The engineer will collaborate with production, metrology, planning, development engineering, and commercial teams to support current operations and future growth. This role requires a high degree of technical independence, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to lead projects from problem definition through implementation. Strong problem-solving, data analysis, and practical understanding of tooling, metrology, GD&T, optical manufacturing, and manufacturing documentation are essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related STEM discipline.
2+ years of precision manufacturing experience.
Demonstrated experience independently supporting production and leading process improvement efforts in a manufacturing environment.
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess technical risk and make sound engineering decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization, from production technicians to senior leadership.
Ability to operate effectively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team while taking ownership of assignments.
Working knowledge of statistical and structured problem-solving methods such as Cpk, DOE, and Hypothesis Tree methodologies.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, assembly drawings, tolerances, and GD&T across metric and imperial systems.
Experience specifying or designing tooling, fixtures, and metrology hardware in precision manufacturing, with knowledge of DFM for conventional machining and FDM additive manufacturing.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Optics manufacturing and/or optomechanical systems.
Experience designing, specifying, or improving tooling and fixtures used in grinding, polishing, cleaning, handling, or metrology processes.
Familiarity with CAD systems such as Creo, Solidworks, etc.
Strong Knowledge of tolerance stack-up analysis, materials, and surface finishes, GD&T, ISO 10110, MIL-PRF-13830B.
Experience with PLM/PDM and CAD systems such as Windchill - Creo, Teamcenter.
Training or certification in problem solving methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean, KT Problem Solving, Shainin, etc.).
Experience mentoring junior engineers, technicians, or production teams in process-related best practices.

Responsibilities

Provide daily production support and resolve complex process issues using engineering analysis and judgment.
Sustain and improve manufacturing processes by analyzing data, monitoring process capability, and leading efforts to reduce variation, cycle time, complexity, and scrap.
Develop and implement tooling, fixtures, and processes for both current production and new products while ensuring proper tolerancing, GD&T, and manufacturability.
Author, revise, and maintain process documentation, work instructions, specifications, validation plans, and training materials.
Collaborate across cross-functional teams to drive process improvements, implement changes, and train or mentor production personnel and less experienced engineers.