Materials Development Engineer

4 weeks ago


Hickory, North Carolina, United States Corning Incorporated Full time
Job Summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a highly skilled Materials Development Engineer to lead materials development activities related to Corning Optical Communications (COC) globally. The successful candidate will support active interaction with the COC Global Materials Group members and apply expertise and innovation in polymer science and engineering to support new product development activities and assist with existing products.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct research, propose experiments, and analyze data to test hypotheses and enhance understanding of products and processes.
  • Apply sophisticated scientific or engineering understanding to research or development problems, ideas, or projects.
  • Participate in project teams, providing polymer materials fundamental understanding and development support.
  • Interface with suppliers and procurement to test and evaluate new materials, analytical equipment, and services.
  • Work with suppliers to resolve problems with materials and maintain relationships to stay abreast of new material availability.
  • Lead and support materials-focused development work for short and long-term R&D goals.
  • Balance hands-on work-related activities with technical leadership-related activities.
  • Collaborate with research and manufacturing functions throughout the product development cycle.
  • Make assignments to technicians.
  • Communicate and document results.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in material science, engineering, or chemistry required.
  • Experience with thermoplastic polymers/polymer compounds.
  • Relevant experience in product development or product testing.
  • Ability to develop new test methods for in-depth product characterization.
  • Ability to apply fundamental understanding and scientific principles to solve technical problems and identify product solutions.
  • Ability to document work and write reports in clear English that can convey technical investigation findings.
  • Ability to formulate testing protocols for desired material properties, starting with basic analytic capabilities (FTIR, TGA, DSC,...).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Sharepoint).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Masters degree.
  • Knowledge of engineering thermoplastics (also high temperature), silicone, polyurethane, thermoplastic elastomers, and epoxy compounds.
  • Basic knowledge in sealing, encapsulation, and physical support of materials for product development.
  • Basic knowledge of injection molding and/or extrusion.
  • Structure-property knowledge of engineering thermoplastics and elastomers.
  • Hands-on experience with polymer characterization methods such as rheology, DMA, DSC, TGA, TMA, SEM, and mechanical testing; understanding or experience with optical testing a plus.
  • Experiences with the evaluation of product lifetime.


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