Requisition Number: 79429
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The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.
Role Purpose
Corning is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Integration Engineer to design, implement, and support secure, scalable integrations across manufacturing, operational technology (OT), and enterprise IT systems. The role enables reliable data exchange between plant-floor platforms and business applications through APIs, middleware, database interfaces, and related technologies.
The position is central to Corning's digital manufacturing and AI/automation strategy. It makes sure manufacturing data is connected, accessible, governed, and usable for operational reporting, advanced analytics, automation, and emerging AI solutions. It is the key link between plant operations and enterprise IT. The role requires both technical depth and operational discipline to keep interfaces reliable today while building the connected data foundation for future transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support integrations between manufacturing systems, OT platforms, and enterprise IT applications.
- Develop and maintain interfaces using APIs, middleware, SQL/database integrations, file-based exchanges, and event/message-driven architectures.
- Support interoperability across platforms such as SCADA, MES/CAMSTAR, PAC, SQL Server, Power BI, and enterprise/cloud data environments.
- Troubleshoot interface failures, data-flow issues, and application connectivity problems, and perform root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Partner with manufacturing, engineering, enterprise IT, infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure, supportable integration solutions.
- Enable reliable manufacturing data pipelines that support reporting, automation, analytics, and AI-driven use cases.
- Support the integration of manufacturing data into enterprise platforms such as Databricks and other cloud/data environments for advanced analytics and AI applications.
- Help establish standards for data quality, governance, documentation, and supportability across integrated manufacturing systems.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including interface designs, data mappings, support procedures, and system dependencies.
- Support testing, deployment, validation, release activities, and ongoing operational support for manufacturing interfaces and connected applications.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that improve system interoperability, scalability, and readiness for future digital and AI capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in systems integration, application integration, enterprise systems support, OT/IT convergence, or related technical roles.
- Experience supporting manufacturing platforms such as MES, CAMSTAR, SCADA, PAC, historians, or similar plant systems.
- Hands-on experience with APIs, web services, middleware, database integrations, file transfers, or message-based integration patterns.
- Experience troubleshooting system interfaces, data flows, connectivity issues, and transaction-processing problems across multiple systems.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and relational database concepts.
- Experience with one or more scripting or programming languages, such as Python, Java, C#, or .NET.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms, automation solutions, or AI-enabled business environments, and the role of integrated data in enabling them.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals and secure communications in segmented manufacturing environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- US Citizenship required *In order to comply with Corning’s government contract requirements at this location, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will need to provide documentation of your U.S. citizen status.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise integration platforms, API management, or middleware that connect manufacturing and business systems.
- Familiarity with REST/SOAP services, JSON/XML payloads, message queues, event-driven integration, and orchestration concepts.
- Experience with Kepware/OPC, Windows Server, IIS, or related manufacturing connectivity technologies.
- Exposure to Databricks, Azure, AWS, or similar cloud/data platforms used for analytics, automation, or AI workloads.
- Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and visualization platforms.
- Experience supporting data pipelines, data governance, master data, and data quality practices in manufacturing environments.
- Understanding of ISA-95, ISA-88, Industry 4.0, and OT/IT cybersecurity principles.
- Experience with AI solutions, copilot tools, or automation platforms in technical or operations-focused environments.
- Familiarity with applying AI or automation to manufacturing, engineering, quality, maintenance, or operational workflows.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $86,878.00 - $119,458.00 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.
A job that shapes a life.
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.
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.