Staff Engineer, Thermal Equipment Design

Corning•Town of Erwin, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Corning's Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering division (MTE) is recognized as the leader in engineering excellence & innovative manufacturing technologies by providing diverse skills to Corning’s existing & emerging businesses. We anticipate & provide timely, valued, leading edge manufacturing technologies and engineering expertise. We partner with Corning’s businesses and the Science & Technology division. Together we create and sustain Corning’s manufacturing as a differential advantage. Thermal Equipment Design provides comprehensive design and engineering for Corning’s specialized processes. Thermal equipment creates the process environment for material transformation and phase change. In this position you will provide the leadership to plan / scope, coordinate and control complex projects related to design for melting, forming, heat treating, batching, and related process services. You will act as the lead on one or more projects and provide technical leadership on thermal equipment related projects.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering. Chemical may be considered.
Minimum 5 years of project, engineering, and design experience.
Experience working in manufacturing or industrial environments.
Strong technical fundamentals with thermal equipment.
Knowledge of mechanical design, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
Experience in working with high temperature processes and equipment.
Results oriented, delivery of tasks to project schedules.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate across research, development, engineering, commercial, and operations worldwide.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership on one or more projects. Primary technical leadership on thermal equipment projects.
Propose, plan (scope), and implement projects requiring engineering analysis.
Comprehend and apply sound engineering principles in the design of thermally functioning process equipment.
Application of engineering principles primarily in the fields of mechanical design, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Use of numerical and physical modeling.
Collaboration with scientists and process experts as part of the engineering process.
Collaboration with manufacturing operations to further define and receive new and modified process equipment.
Recommend/implement improvements to mechanical equipment.
Equipment installation supervision and on-site commissioning as required.
Coordinate with project managers and other team members to meet project goals.
Effectively communicate plans, progress, and problems to all concerned parties.
Develop and update engineering documentation.