Manufacturing Controls Engineer Intern - Summer 2025
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Manufacturing Controls Engineer Intern - Summer 2025**Date:** Nov 12, 2024**Location:** Oneonta, NY, US, 13820**Company:** CorningRequisition Number: 64899Corning 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.As a leading developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of scientific laboratory products for 100 years, Corning's Life Sciences segment collaborates with researchers seeking new approaches to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and compress timelines in the drug discovery process. Using unique expertise in the fields of materials science, surface science, optics, biochemistry and biology, the segment provides innovative solutions that improve productivity and enable breakthrough discoveries.**Scope of Position**In this Intern role, you will support the manufacturing team and improve processes and/or equipment performance (cost, quality, and service). There will also be opportunity to serve on small and multi-disciplined project teams to assist in meeting project milestones and objectives. Provide solutions for increased process yield, increased material utilization, decreased costs, improvement to product quality by planning, organizing and implementing projects,and to lead or assist in work packages as part of a small project team. We look for you to assist in advancing the operations by incorporating the most efficient techniques in programming and troubleshooting automated equipment.You will be involved with continuous improvement efforts on new and established manufacturing lines. Create or provide input to project plans, establish project plan and milestones scope, schedule, cost estimate, cost reduction, and strategy. You will need to provide regular updates on project status, including design reviews and conduct or contribute to a project critique at completion and share key learning(s).**Program Perks:**+ Competitive salaries+ Assistance with housing and travel+ Meaningful project and final project presentation**Intern Activities:**+ Social and networking opportunities+ Weekly tech talks+ Community involvement**Key Responsibilities**+ Develop robust solutions that maintain product integrity and are compliant to the existing Quality Management System.+ Assists in problem-solving, to ensure timely resolution of short-term process issues, and higher-level troubleshooting.+ Provide cost and schedule updates on assigned project.+ Provide general engineering and manufacturing skills and knowledge (understands theories and fundamentals) and lead a project to get to root cause of issues and put permanent solutions in place.+ Recommend and implement permanent solutions to long term performance issues and improve existing and new technologies.+ Develop knowledge of material, process and/or equipment in focused areas of manufacturing or engineering.+ Modify existing process settings through rigorous experimental design to continuously improve process performance.+ Coordinate installation, debugging and initial operation of new equipment and systems.+ Apply both analytical concepts and hands-on learning+ Create designs with an emphasis on design for manufacturability and durability (i.e. ease of manufacture, cost avoidance, etc).+ Update action plans as needed to conform to changes in the project plan, specify challenges to timelines and expected outcomes in detail and track progress.+ Manage time and resources effectively to meet milestones.+ Generate possible solutions, plans, and contingencies before acting and before soliciting advice from others.+ Champion project efforts and build consensus among team members on the goals of the project.+ Develop criteria to prioritize tasks.+ Understand and support corporate requirements and standards/processes.**Requirements**+ Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Master's student in a similar discipline. Prefer disciplines in Electrical or Mechanical.+ Must be available for 10 weeks during Summer 2025 (May-August 2025) with a graduation date of December 2025 or later+ Be interested in working for Corning, Inc after graduation, if presented with a full-time job opportunity.+ Be willing to work at the posted job location**Required Skills:**+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office+ Formal problem-solving skills/training.**Desired Skills:**+ CAD software experience a plus Pro-Engineer preferred+ Allen Bradley Experience+ Fanuc or Yushin Robot Familiarity+ Presentation and PowerPoint skills**This position does not support immigration sponsorship.**​The range for this position is $1,635.00 - $3,185.00 biweekly. Starting pay for the successful applicant is prescribed based on geographic location, nature of position, and year in school.​We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at.**Nearest Major Market:** Oneonta