Product Development Technician

at  Corning

KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION:

• Industrial, Mechatronics, Mechanical Technical Career

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• 0-2 years of experience of in a development, manufacturing or experimental laboratory environment working with electrical/mechanical assembly and testing.

SKILLS:

• Technical expertise in manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated problem solving techniques.
• Experience on new processes or equipment deployment into manufacturing
• Demonstrated and applied mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to clearly express technical ideas.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Organized with good planning and time management skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external customers
• Ability to work in technical project teams in a team member role.
• Desire to learn and develop personal and organizational knowledge.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint)
• Basic DFMEA knowledge
• Ability to deal with low-medium levels of uncertainty, ambiguity, and change
• Innovation and Results oriented

• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors; exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians to design and develop new process methods and technologies for fiber optic termination.
• Carry out experimental plans by setting up equipment (such as various types of measurement systems and mechanical apparatus), performing experimentation, data collection & analysis, and providing test reports.
• Support work to develop operational ranges for parameters defined as result of experimental development.
• Support project teams and the definition of project deliverables and timelines.
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts to identify key processing technologies and determine feasibility.
• Engage global manufacturing plants to capture manufacturability of proposed solutions and support initial implementation of new process technologies.
• Collaborate with internal and external equipment and tooling designers to establish functional requirements.
• Support activities to solve problems and process improvements based on fundamental understanding.
• Ensure that requirements are properly developed and documented in conjunction with appropriate manufacturing, development, and commercial personnel.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to develop and implement process documentation for each project.
• Review and interpret data to make recommendations on immediate actions, long term corrective actions, follow-up experiments, etc.
• Maintain and improve a safe work environment.