Requisition Number: 79790
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Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.
Role Purpose
Corning’s solar wafer facility in Hemlock, Michigan is seeking an Automation Engineer III to join our team. In this role you will support the day-to-day manufacturing operations by designing, integrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting automation equipment and controls. Systems may include packaging equipment, programmable logic controllers, power distribution, machine vision, industrial robotics, safety devices, automated guided vehicles, sensors, and related software applications. The role designs self-contained automation and control solutions that integrate with existing plant equipment, applies sound judgment to resolve technical problems, and works both independently and collaboratively in a manufacturing environment.
The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional evening or weekend support based on operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Own automation and systems integration across the wafer production facility, ensuring seamless equipment handoffs, material flow, sequencing, and line performance.
- Design, program, and implement automation solutions, including PLC-based controls, robotics, vision systems, sensors, safety systems, and automated material handling. Integrate them with existing plant equipment to meet safety, quality, and electrical standards.
- Provide day-to-day technical support for manufacturing automation, including electrical and controls troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead automation projects from concept to commissioning, managing scope, schedule, and budget. Coordinate with machine builders, system integrators, vendors, and internal teams, and keep stakeholders updated on status and risks.
- Analyze manufacturing data to find opportunities to reduce cycle time and waste, increase throughput, and improve product quality.
- Conduct automation risk assessments and safety reviews, and train manufacturing personnel on the safe operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of automation equipment.
- Design and implement robotics, conveyors, material-handling, buffering, transfer, and vision-guided automation to reduce manual handling and breakage while improving throughput.
- Lead machine-to-machine and MES integration, including equipment handshakes, interlocks, signal mapping, traceability, recipe/material verification, data integrity, and system communications.
Experiences/Education - Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
- 5+ years of relevant engineering experience, including electrical and automation troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment
- Hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
- Experience implementing, integrating, and supporting automation and control systems in advanced manufacturing, including industrial robotics, machine vision, sensors, safety systems, and automated material-handling equipment
- Experience performing root cause analysis and continuous improvement on automation systems in a manufacturing operation
- Experience with FANUC, KUKA, or Keyence technologies
- Availability to work a standard Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule, with flexibility for evening or weekend support as operations require
Experiences/Education - Desired
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
- Experience programming or commissioning industrial robots and machine vision systems.
- Experience with Mitsubishi PLCs; Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or comparable industrial control platforms are also valued
- Familiarity with software development tools and languages used in automation, such as Visual Studio, C#, or Python
- Knowledge of electrical design standards
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methods, such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and Kepner-Tregoe problem solving
- Experience with SCADA, historians, OPC connectivity, or data tools such as SQL, Python, or Power BI.
- Experience with line balancing, simulation, or throughput modeling.
- Knowledge of machine safeguarding and robot cell risk assessment.
- Lean or Six Sigma training, and experience developing or delivering technical training content.
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This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $105,994.00 - $145,743.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
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Corning offers you the total package.
Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
- Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.
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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.
