Process Engineer Intern - Summer 2026

Requisition Number: 72742

 

The company built on breakthroughs. ​  
Join us.​                    

                                                          

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​  

 

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​  

 

​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​   

 

Come break through with us.  

 

Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
•  Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

Role Purpose

Corning’s summer internship experience is rich with hands-on learning. As our intern, you will provide process engineering support in the daily manufacturing of melting and forming tubing. Corning Pharmaceutical Glass is a world-leading supplier of high-quality glass tubing to the pharmaceutical packaging industry. Glass is the ideal material for pharmaceutical applications. With over 160 years of unparalleled glass expertise, Corning Pharmaceutical Glass is uniquely suited to supply high-quality pharmaceutical glass tubing to meet the rigorous needs of the pharmaceutical packaging industry. Corning Pharmaceutical Glass operations in the United States and Europe manufacture a variety of clear and amber borosilicate glass tubing, which is converted by our global customers into vials, cartridges, ampules and syringes for drug storage and delivery. The purpose of our Intern Program is to raise the bar on talent by strengthening our pipeline for entry level roles for our immediate and future needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Expected to learn glass tubing process and support of production with operations and engineering
• Application of analytical results to improving process performance and production yield, and design and implementation of process experiments
• Support plant-site manufacturing 4.0 AI (Artificial Intelligence) projects
• Implementation and integration of process monitoring tools
• Troubleshooting of process monitoring equipment
• Measurement of process monitoring tool performance
• Development of SOPs for process monitoring tool

• Candidate will work under the direction of an engineer to:
  • Become familiar with tube manufacturing equipment and processes in a hot glass manufacturing plant
  • Perform hardware installation of manufacturing 4.0 tools (cameras)
  • Work with MTE AI team for the integration of software to the production floors for process monitoring tools
  • Troubleshooting any equipment or software potential issues and develop SOPs for manufacturing 4.0 tool applications
  • Develop new manufacturing 4.0 concept, and propose and plan experiments with understanding risk associated with each task
  • Support basic process troubleshooting and identifying of root causes.

Program Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Housing assistance
• Travel reimbursement

 

Intern Activities: 

• Social and networking events
• Volunteer opportunities
• Community Involvement

Experiences/Education - Required

• Pending Junior, Senior or Master’s in an Information Science, Computer Engineerin