Application Engineer

Requisition Number: 67456

 

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

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

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• Working closely with Sales team, to coordinate and direct CET activities in India, with emphasis on technical interactions and providing platform design solutions.
• Working through the Corning based AE, SE and Scientist, to coordinate all new development and technical exchanges between OE customers and the Corning manufacturing facilities worldwide.
• Engage Corning functional experts as needed to design and execute customer engineering or testing programs.
• Provide technical assistance to Sales Personnel, Customer Service, Research and development Engineering.
• Help plan and arrange (contacts, timing, topics, etc) for key visits and accompany Corning technical and commercial persons on their visits to customers in India.
• Defines and coordinates special testing requirements with respect to Indian applications.
• Negotiate/maintain/control product technical specifications with customers.  Act as office of record.
• Act as technical interface with Value Chain members; i.e., catalyzers, canners, as needed, to trouble shoot related problems and to coordinate corrective action. Further provide Corning technical presence throughout value chain in bringing system solutions to OEM’s.
• Be responsible for the commercial engineering tasks associated with any process changes/new product introductions/ or plant startups relative to customer validation requirements.  Manage validation with the customer.
• Frequently visit customers to monitor product quality, create close working relationships and to acquire information, treads, need, competitive information, etc.
• Working on problem solving techniques involving data analysis and evaluation of identifiable factors.

 

Project Tasks

 

• Direct and Coordinate all Corning engineering efforts at the OEM in specific platform focused design efforts.
• Track and manage the change at the OEM regarding emissions changes, platform refresh, etc.
• Plan and execute the vehicle testing projects to validate the Corning product in co-ordination with OEM’s, System Integrators and Supply Chain Partners 
• Understanding of regulatory framework and engagement with regulatory bodies/ influencers.
• Manage customer validation requirements to optimize number and complexity to enable customer acceptance of Corning products and process changes as needed.
• Coordinate, direct and support all systems engineering activities (CVAS) as well as any other technical resources related to OEM programs.