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From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.\nHow 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.\nAt 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.\nCome break through with us.\nCorning’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, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:\nTrusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives\nDamage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected\nOptical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light\nPrecision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences \nAuto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation \nSolar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions\nRole Purpose\nCorning Advanced Optics is seeking an experienced optical design engineer to join our team. This engineer will contribute to the design, analysis, tolerancing, and build of complex optical systems, working in multidisciplinary teams of engineers from concept development through hardware delivery.\nKey ResponsibilitiesParticipate in early-stage discussions with customers and distill & translate customer requirements into concrete system specifications.\nDevelop lens design forms for complex optical systems that meet these system specifications.\nDevelop manufacturing tolerances and build strategies for these lens systems using custom sensitivity and tolerancing software.\nCollaborate with system metrology and controls engineers to develop appropriate measurement and optimization test benches.\nProvide optical design support to both prototype development and long-term manufacturing.\nAnalyze the influential metrics to understand operational performance of an optical system.\nPlan and implement optical design processes to transfer the system to production.\nIn summary, this engineer will work within a multi-disciplinary project team to analyze, engineer, and build lens systems from concept to completion.\nExperiences/Education - RequiredBS, MS, or PhD in Optics, Optical Engineering, or a closely related field. \n5+ years of industry experience in optical design engineering, working on the full life cycle of complex optical systems, from design concept to hardware delivery.\nProficiency using commercial optical design software for the design, optimization, and analysis of imaging optical systems; experience with CODE V is preferred\nExperience with distilling a complex set of customer optical system requirements into cohesive optical design specifications.\nKeen understanding of optical manufacturing strategies, sensitivity analysis, tolerancing, and fabrication methods.\nFamiliarity with lens system performance metrics, including first-order properties, wavefront error, resolution, distortion, polarization-sensitive performance (transmission, retardance, and diattenuation), etc..\nAbility to communicate optical design concepts, tradeoffs, and technical details with a multi-disciplinary team and with the customer.\nExperiences/Education - DesiredExperience supporting optical projects through concept design, engineering development, and hardware delivery.\nKnowledge of optical design principles for imaging and/or illumination systems.\nFamiliarity with optical designs for illumination systems.\nExperience using a wide range of optical software analysis tools for both imaging and illumination systems, including CODE V, Zemax, LightTools, FRED, etc..\nBroad optical design experience in monochromatic and broadband lens systems operating in the UV and/or visible portions of the spectrum.\nFamiliarity with refractive, reflective and catadioptric design forms.\nMacro development in CODE V, and data analysis and script development in MATLAB or Python.\nSolid background in mathematics (calculus and linear algebra) and in geometrical and physical optics, to be equipped to work with proprietary or novel performance metrics for our most challenging optical systems.\n\nThis position does not support immigration sponsorship.\nThe range for this position is $112,902.00 - $155,240.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.\n\nA job that shapes a life.\nCorning offers you the total package.\nYour well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.\nCompany-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.\nAs part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.\nOur health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family. \nGetting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions. \nWe 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.\nCorning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. 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