77542_Process and Equipment Leader/Manager (Hsinchu)

Scope of Position:

Corning's Photonics Connectivity Solutions (PCS) business is seeking an experienced engineering leader to establish and scale manufacturing technologies, process capabilities, and equipment platforms for advanced optical connectivity products. This role is responsible for developing assembly processes, equipment strategies, automation roadmaps, metrology solutions, and manufacturing readiness capabilities. Working with global engineering teams, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and equipment vendors will require flexibility and some travel.

• Own manufacturing process architecture, equipment platform strategy, and factory readiness for scalable production
• Lead process technology development, process integration, and manufacturing readiness activities for advanced optical connectivity products
• Define manufacturing strategies, process flows, equipment roadmaps, automation concepts, and metrology requirements
• Establish assembly, alignment, bonding, curing, test, inspection, and process control capabilities required for product development
• Lead equipment selection, equipment qualification, and capacity modeling
• Drive process capability improvement, yield optimization, cycle-time reduction, and operational efficiency initiatives
• Build and lead a high-performing team covering process engineering, automation engineering, equipment engineering, and metrology engineering
• Partner with Design, Reliability, Operations, and Customer Interaction teams to ensure product solutions are manufacturable, measurable, reliable, and scalable

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Lead process development reviews, equipment strategy reviews, and manufacturing readiness assessments
• Define and manage process qualification plans, equipment acceptance criteria, automation implementation plans, and metrology strategies
• Drive process optimization, yield improvement, process capability enhancement, and manufacturing risk reduction initiatives
• Define facility requirements for manufacturing and laboratory equipment and work closely with Facility Manager to execute installation and infrastructure readiness
• Engage with suppliers, equipment vendors, contract manufacturers, and global Corning teams to accelerate technology deployment and capability development.
• Support customer demonstrations, prototype builds, and manufacturing technology discussions from a process and equipment perspective