Internship On Materials Engineering

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry. This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Role Purpose: Requires a creative self-motivated individual who seeks out solutions to the challenges associated with the position and drives these solutions through to completion. Applying process technical knowledge, skills, and expertise from concept through delivery of process and equipment at production areas Work closely with other engineers and technicians to define and perform experiments to develop process technologies and solutions.

2026 Corning Summer Internship Program

Cornings internship program provides an opportunity to learn on-the-job skills and gain business experience at a Fortune 500 company. Not only does our program provide a firsthand look at a career field, it provides an opportunity to network with professionals and fellow interns, strengthen academic skills, build resume credentials for future job opportunities and explore Cornings more than 170 years of history.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 to obtaining solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians to design and develop new process methods and technologies for fiber optic terminations
• 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
• 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
  
  

• Student in the final semesters of a bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials engineer degree, or a related field.
• Demonstrated problem solving techniques
• Demonstrated and applied mechanical aptitude
• Ability to clearly express technical ideas
• Organized with good planning and time management skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoin
  
  

• Personal initiative and commitment
• Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups; team building skills
• Positive attitude, flexible and good work ethic
• Using CAD (Pro Engineer a PLUS)
• Ability to interpret drawings and schematics.
• Capable of performing data analysis using MS excel (SPC)
• Foreign languages skills: English