Requisition Number: 37996

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed people’s lives.

Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges.

Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.

This position resides within Corning® Gorilla® Glass Commercial Technology Lab in Shenzhen. The candidate will be a key player in leading cover glass mechanical reliability testing and failure mode analysis on consumer electronics. The individual will engage closely with internal cross-functional teams to support next-generation innovation product and processes, interact with customers to assist design-in of Corning product and strengthen insight for various materials and customer design optimization. We are looking for individual who can deliver following objectives:

• Deliver success in engaging product value proposition characterization in early stage innovation with sound approach and strong fundamental in materials engineering and mechanics of materials
• Provide reliability testing and characterization support, analyze technical data and own responsibility to prepare technical materials for customer communication
• Conduct fracture and failure mode analysis on a variety of mechanically-advantaged thin glass products and programs

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Understand technical requirements and manage testing plan internally to gain fundamental knowledge to address technical challenges at customer in new product evaluation and adoption stage
• Work with product development, manufacturing and commercial to understand and translate needs into reliability requirements
• Perform sample preparation in aspect of mechanical testing & failure analysis
• Conduct fractographic analysis of cover glass and identify modes of failure
• Prepare reports of analysis and mechanical characterizations
• Recommend product design and process changes to improve reliability

Key Qualifications

Education and Experience:
3 - 10 years of work experience after completion of M.S. or PhD - preferably in Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Travel Requirements: up to 25%, mainly in Asia region

• Strong fundamental of mechanics of materials and materials engineering with experience in mechanical behaviors and glass/ceramics characterization
• Familiarity with reliability engineering, statistical analyses and materials damage mechanisms
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze test results and communicate effectively
• Craft new experiments and improve existing ones

• Background or past experience in glass and ceramics
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and reliability tools
• Understanding on touch technologies and related cover glass fabrication/processes
• Ability to define and deconstruct the problem, develop knowledge/methods/testing, interpret results, report and present to customers including recommendations and next steps
• Ability to communicate technical contents in English and Chinese fluently

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Excellent collaborator and teammate
• Comfortable with risk and rapid changes in program
• Capable of working on multidisciplinary projects
• Good vision of the project big picture

Employee Referral Level: 1