Requisition Number: 79393
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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 module manufacturing facility in Tolleson, AZ is seeking a Measurements & Controls Manager to provide technical and organizational leadership for controls, automation, measurement, inspection, and test systems across our module manufacturing lines.
Our equipment operates primarily on Inovance and Mitsubishi PLC platforms, with portions of the existing HMI content, tag structures, and program documentation originally developed in Mandarin. This manager will establish the direction, standards, and priorities for the function, including standardized English-language HMIs, disciplined PLC program management, reliable measurement and inspection systems, and fast, safe recovery from equipment and controls issues.
The Measurements & Controls Maanger will build and develop a team of engineers and partner closely with Equipment Engineering, Process Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, IT, Operations, and equipment suppliers to improve equipment reliability, process control, measurement capability, safety, and manufacturing performance.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Measurements & Controls Engineers; set clear goals, manage performance, and build technical depth in controls, automation, and measurement systems.
- Prioritize and assign work across module manufacturing lines, balancing production support, recurring equipment issues, improvement projects, installations, and ramp activities.
- Recruit and onboard controls talent; establish cross-training and succession plans to ensure adequate coverage of critical equipment and technologies.
- Maintain technical credibility and provide hands-on support as needed for complex troubleshooting, commissioning, start-up, and technical escalations.
Controls Strategy and Standards
- Establish and enforce controls standards for PLC programming, HMI design, tag and I/O naming, alarm management, network architecture, and technical documentation across equipment platforms and suppliers.
- Establish and maintain controls program-management practices, including PLC/HMI backups, version control, change management, release documentation, and post-change validation.
- Lead efforts to standardize and convert legacy Mandarin HMI content, tags, I/O lists, and program comments into clear English in partnership with equipment suppliers and translation resources; improve alarm effectiveness using alarm-history and performance data.
- Define controls and HMI requirements for new, refurbished, or relocated manufacturing equipment and ensure suppliers provide appropriate source code, program access, backups, documentation, and technical support.
Measurement Systems and Data
- Own the reliability, accuracy, and capability of manufacturing measurement, inspection, and test systems, including EL, IV/flash, hi-pot, machine vision, and in-line sensors, with responsibility for calibration, verification, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and measurement-system capability.
- Lead equipment data collection, MES interfaces, barcode and traceability systems, and process-monitoring signals used by Process and Quality Engineering to control and improve manufacturing performance; partner with IT and cybersecurity teams to maintain secure and reliable equipment connectivity.
Reliability and Project Delivery
- Partner with Equipment Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations to address controls-related downtime and recurring equipment faults; ensure effective root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification of sustained improvements.
- Lead controls and measurement projects from requirements and specification through FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, and production ramp, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and supplier performance.
- Establish and report relevant team, controls, reliability, and project KPIs; communicate status and risks to site leadership and develop business cases for controls and measurement investments.
Safety and Compliance
- Ensure the team follows electrical safety, machine safety, lockout/tagout, arc-flash, and EHS requirements and models safe behavior on the manufacturing floor.
- Ensure management-of-change discipline for control systems and maintain the integrity of safety circuits and interlocks; safety controls may only be modified through established procedures and appropriate authorization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; Equivalent directly relevant education and experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of controls, automation, or related engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, including 2+ years of formal or functional leadership experience leading engineers and/or technical teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with PLC and HMI programming, integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting in an operating manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of servo and motion control, VFDs, sensors and instrumentation, industrial communications/networks, and automated equipment systems.
- Experience establishing or maintaining controls standards, change-management practices, program backup/version-control processes, and technical documentation.
- Experience leading equipment troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and controls-related reliability improvements.
- Experience managing technical projects, priorities, budgets, and external equipment or automation suppliers.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop technical employees, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, IT, and leadership.
- Ability to spend substantial time supporting equipment on the manufacturing floor and provide flexibility for start-ups, commissioning, major equipment issues, and other critical production needs outside normal working hours.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment requiring appropriate PPE and involving exposure to noise, temperature variation, and production equipment.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including prolonged standing, walking, climbing, and lifting or exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in solar module, semiconductor, electronics, battery, automotive, or other high-volume automated manufacturing environments.
- Experience with Mitsubishi and/or Inovance PLC and HMI platforms, or comparable industrial controls platforms such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell or Siemens.
- Experience working with international equipment manufacturers and suppliers, including China-based OEMs.
- Experience with alarm management, alarm rationalization, or high-performance HMI design principles.
- Experience with SCADA, MES integration, OPC/OPC UA, industrial networks, equipment connectivity, or manufacturing data tools such as SQL, Python, or Power BI.
- Experience with machine vision, automated inspection, barcode/traceability systems, robotics, or other advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Experience supporting FAT/SAT, equipment commissioning, qualification, manufacturing start-up, or production line ramp-up.
- Familiarity with MSA, Gauge R&R, SPC, process capability, calibration, or other measurement-system engineering methods.
- Lean or Six Sigma training and experience applying structured root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement methods; experience developing or delivering technical training is a plus.
Travel Requirements
Minimal travel may be required based on business, supplier, equipment, and project needs.
Work Schedule
Core work hours are generally Monday through Friday. Flexibility may be required to support manufacturing troubleshooting, installations, start-ups, trials, and other production needs outside normal working hours.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $131,667.00 - $181,043.00 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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- 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.
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