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About the Role

The Product Development Engineer will lead and support product development projects, providing technical leadership for glass materials and components within the Advanced Optics business. This role involves translating customer and market requirements into product concepts, developing material and process solutions, and guiding new products from development through qualification and manufacturing readiness. The position requires close collaboration with Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Commercial teams to align technical efforts with product requirements, business priorities, and customer needs. Strong technical skills, product-development judgment, and effective interdisciplinary teamwork are essential. Excellent presentation and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute product-development experiments, including design of experiments, prototype builds, data analysis, performance validation, and communication of results and recommendations.
Translate technical learning into product specifications, process windows, qualification plans, and manufacturing transfer requirements.
Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and commercial teams to evaluate new product concepts, reduce technical risk, and support scale-up to production.
Support customer-facing technical discussions by connecting material and process capabilities to product performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
Lead technicians as required and coordinate work needed to deliver prototypes, testing, qualification data, and development milestones.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical/Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science or related discipline with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated expertise in ceramic and/or glass material and process/product development, with emphasis on translating technical capability into product performance.
Ability to define product requirements, evaluate performance trade-offs, and connect material/process variables to customer-facing product attributes.
Strong data analysis skills and ability to use experimental results to guide design decisions, qualification plans, and product readiness.
Experience with planning and executing experiments in a team environment.
Ability to strategize and think critically about product-development pathways, technical risks, scale-up needs, and manufacturability and cost.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Skills

Broad technical skills
Strong product-development judgment
Ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams
Strong presentation skills
Strong communication skills
Structured problem-solving techniques
Applied statistics
Design of experiments for product-development decision making

Location

Remote
Hybrid
Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical/Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science or related discipline

Salary/Compensations

$81,989.00 - $112,735.00

Benefits

Company-wide bonuses
Long-term incentives
100% company-paid pension benefit
Matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan
Medical, dental, and 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

About the Company

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science.
Technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers.
We accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets.
Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives.
Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected.
Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light.
Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences.
Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation.
Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions.

Equal Opportunity

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment.
To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.