Senior Drying Equipment Engineer

Corning Incorporated is a diversified technology company with a rich history spanning more than 150 years. Corning concentrates efforts on high impact growth opportunities worldwide. We combine our expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of properties of light with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the flat panel display, telecommunications, environmental and life sciences markets.



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Job Title: Senior Drying Equipment Engineer

Requisition Number: 161317

Location: Corning, NY 14831

 

Role within group:

Provide drying project management and technical equipment leadership, support and direction, for both existing operations and for future needs of the Diesel and Automotive businesses in Environmental Technologies.  This role requires key decisions and direction setting in the drying technology area, both for today's needs and tomorrow's requirements, in development, engineering and manufacturing.  Required to have or quickly develop skills and knowledge to become a department microwave and RF technology expert.

 

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Provide project leadership and support on drying projects for existing and future compositions and processes to support improvement programs and expanding businesses.  Support and provide equipment and process trouble shooting, technical guidance to plants, engineering, development and research organizations.  Provide drying equipment definition for new products & processes, scale-up/transfer to manufacturing, and step-change improvements to existing manufacturing processes and equipment.  Specific skill sets and activities will include:

• Provide leadership and direction on new drying equipment projects

• Sets design specifications for dryers as a function of use and capacity requirements

• Drive technology advances from theory into production

• Provide direction and support for permanent fixes to production equipment issues

• Equipment upgrades and improvements to include programming and electrical schematic drawings

• Anticipate new process requirements and be proactive with drying equipment solutions

• Support on-going equipment troubleshooting and problem solving

• Implementing technology advances and "best practices".

• Contact point for key customers, vendors, consultants, etc.

 

Projects Involved with:

• Erwin Cook Upgrade for LDS and LDD AT

• Diesel Plant Line 1 LFA AT Drying process and equipment upgrades

• Diesel Plant Line 2 MW Dryer design, installation and startup

• Drive division-wide equipment upgrades for permanent fixes to ongoing production issues

• Drive convergence and other Drying Technology efforts across all plants

• Support internal and external department drying modeling efforts

• Drying liaison between engineering and research

• Provide MW and RF training across the groups in the division

 

Role within Group:

• Primary technical equipment resource for drying equipment

 

Travel Requirements (please note if international):

10-25%, may include international

 

Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:

Typical 8-5pm, flexible, some off hour work during experiments or equipment

 

Required Skills (These are skills that candidates MUST possess)

• Proven Project Management Leadership skills

• Proven Electrical Engineering and technical equipment skills – AB Software programming, electrical schematics, wiring, troubleshooting, etc.

• Mechanical Engineering skills – solid understanding of mechanical equipment and systems

• Works well in team environment with diverse backgrounds

• Self motivated, strong work ethic and self directed - works with minimal supervision

• Capable of solving problems in a formal manner; understands approach and problem solving methods

 

Desired Skills (These are skills that would be nice for candidates to possess)

• Knowledge and understanding of MW and RF equipment.

• Good working knowledge and experience in production environment.

• Knowledge of Celcor business and products (or ceramic materials).

• Proven presentation and communication skills.

• Solid materials, heat and mass transfer understanding, to include theory, concepts, principles and techniques

• Solid experimentation skills and knowledge; planning, executing and data/statistical analysis.

 

Soft Skills (Communication/Team/Leadership)

• Strong technical curiosity and drive to learn

• Optimistic – motivated to overcome seemingly large technical obstacles

• Good teacher – leads by example

 

Education and Experience (minimum required for consideration)

• BS or MS in Electrical Eng or Mechanical Eng, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years

 

Benefits Statement:

Corning Incorporated offers a comprehensive benefits package which provides health care coverage and financial security for employees and their families. This package features a pension plan, 401k plan, employee share purchase plan and a health and welfare program, plus many other valuable benefits including dental, vision, employee assistance plan, group legal services, short and long-term disability plans, flexible spending accounts, vacation pay, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, survivor benefits, work-life benefits and more. Corning also offers medical, dental, vision, employee assistance plan, Group Legal Services and Lifeworks benefits and more to same-sex domestic partners and their eligible dependents.

 

Corning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Submit your application online at:

https://corningcareers.corning.com/psc/PDGLHRER/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=161317