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Corning Incorporated Ceramics Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 in Painted Post, New York
Ceramics Engineering Intern - Summer 2025
Date: Oct 28, 2024
Location: Painted Post, NY, US, 14870
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 65453
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 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
Description
The intern will support problem solving and development of fundamental understanding of properties in glass and ceramics. The intern will conduct experiments, design test plans and explore new ways to achieve desired material attributes. In addition to experimentation, the intern will be responsible for interpretation of experimental data; comparing with literature results; and writing and presenting a final report.
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
Requirements:
Pursuing a Bachelors degree in Engineering (preference for Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering), Materials Science, or Physics (Minimum of 2+ years working towards the degree). Preference is for students who will have completed their 3rd year of a BS level college engineering program prior to starting the internship and will be graduating within 12 months of finishing the internship.
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:
Ability to develop a hypothesis and an experimental plan to test
Ability to build relationships and interact with team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively present information
Experience working in a research lab and report writing
Desired Skills:
Knowledge/experience in:
Materials science
Mechanical testing
Ceramics
Glassy materials
CAD, MATLAB, Python, JMP
Responsibilities:
The intern will oversee performing suitable background literature searches and executing an experimental plan.
Document the results of the project by the end of the summer and give a final presentation of project outputs.
Learn new techniques and methods as needed to support the project objectives
Assist in the design of experiments, communicate observations, perform related measurements, collect, and summarize data
Work with engineers to plan and carry out required experiments to advance progress against project objectives
Prepare testing specimens, routine operation of standardized testing, assist with non-standard experimentation and methods development, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment
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.
Corning Puts YOU First!
We are committed to supporting your health, financial, career development, and life goals as you grow professionally and personally to achieve your highest potential. All benefits begin as soon as you start your career at Corning.
Our monetary peer-to-peer recognition program is tied to ourand celebrates you and your colleagues’ contributions.
Health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, mental health/substance use, fitness, and disease management programs.
Financial benefits include a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows steadily throughout your career.
Companywide bonus and attractive short- and long-term compensation programs are available based on your role and responsibilities.
Professional development programs help you grow and achieve your career goals.
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.
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