Senior Applications Engineer

Corning•Troy, MI

2d•$96,254 - $132,349•Hybrid

About The Position

Corning is a world leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible. The Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications. This role serves as the primary technical contact for a key account, defining and interpreting the customer's technical roadmap, managing customer projects, and defining technology and quality requirements. The position involves coordinating and leading customer validation projects and ensuring alignment between customer needs and Corning's product offerings.

Requirements

BS Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, or Ceramic preferred)
Minimum 3 years of business-related experience, desired 5 years
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.)
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Serve as the 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.
Define, update, and maintain Corning's technical account strategy for their customer.
Define and deploy Corning’s current product/support portfolio that matches the customer’s needs, and identify gaps.
Gage competitor activities and status.
Manage 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.
Manage PPAP/Specification at Customer.
Coordinate with Regional Technology Manager to ensure Corning management understands the customer’s needs.
Coordinate System Engineering support.