Product Development Engineer (Corning, NY) (15781)

Why join us? At Corelle Brands we are passionate about products that bring joy and ease to our customers in cooking and sharing food with family and friends. Corelle Brands is home to category-leading brands, including Corelle, Corningware, Snapware, Chicago Cutlery, Oneida, Anchor Hocking, Fire-King, Lucaris, Ocean and Visions.

Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means you will become part of a company that offers challenging opportunities, rewards excellence, and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. Join Corelle Brands and become a part of our story.

Position Summary:

As a member of the corporate Glass Engineering & Technology team, you will provide technical and engineering support for corporate technical projects, with a focus on Corelle glass materials analysis, new product development and manufacturing process improvements. The position will provide knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials science to work with plant personnel and corporate Marketing to develop, trial and run production of new products and integrate new materials and technology into manufacturing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance with glass raw materials testing and qualification for all manufacturing plants

• Become subject matter expert on Corelle shape forming

• Interface with manufacturing, marketing, corporate engineering / NPD, procurement, and Sr. Leadership teams to develop new Corelle products:

• Define existing process capabilities and constraints

• Ensure compliance to project budgets, timelines, and procedures are run in accordance with documentation, contracts, and business objectives

• Order all necessary type equipment to support product development

• Coordinate with Plant and Corporate Safety and Environmental teams as required

• Assist in business case development

• Lead new product production trials within Corning plant

• Ensure successful process transfer to manufacturing

• Understand and document SOPs

• Ensure adherence to required BMS and Quality systems

• Investigate/recommend/execute/validate new process capabilities and equipment.

• Investigate, recommend, and validate material improvements and new vendor relationships

• Identify and develop equipment succession plans where needed

• Provide type equipment expertise and technology advancement

• Conduct technical update reviews with the plants and management teams as required and update documentation

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (4 yrs.) in Engineering - Mechanical, Materials, Electrical, Industrial or Chemical.

At least 5 years' experience in manufacturing disciplines, preferably in glass or ceramic operations

Strong understanding of machinery and mechanical design of the production process

Proficient in Microsoft Products

Basic understanding of Design of Experiments (DOE) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a plus

Proficient in Solid Works and other design programs is a plus

Comp range: $68,200-$110,000 (potential 10% bonus)