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# Senior Applications Engineer

- **Company:** Corning
- **Location:** Troy, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $96,254.0 - $132,349.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Laboratory Information Management Systems, Program Design Languages, Test Data
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/90C6A05D943F466DAB511C1FE75ED01F/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, or Ceramic preferred)
 * Minimum 3 years of business-related experience, desired 5 years
 * Experience in application engineering, account management, or system engineering with automotive customers and platform technologies (preference: emissions systems)
 * Knowledge of competitors' and competitive technologies
 * Understanding of specifications and the approval process (including boundaries and tools)
 * Understanding of the basics of global emissions legislation
 * Understanding of the basics of emission testing
 * Familiarity with QA systems (IATF16949, AIAG, PPAP, etc.)

Experiences/Education - Desired:

 * Understand OEM-specific current and future engine/system design, strategy, and functionality requirements, and their implications for Corning products
 * Understand the OEM/supply chain development and series introduction process, including supply chain members, their roles, and technology
 * Thorough knowledge of vehicle emissions systems, including substrates and filters, physical attributes, specification measurement, production, and quality methods
 * Familiarity with Corning systems (e.g., CAPA, LIMS, WWESS)
 * DFMEA/PFMEA experience
 * Thorough understanding of design tools and services (e.g., mounting/canning, coating effects, CAD, CAE, testing including emission testing, prototyping)
 * Established network within Corning (CET) and understanding of its structure, markets, and strategies
 * Knowledge of general engine and emission control technology and trends
 * Understanding of customer multilevel organizations

Soft Skills:

 * Collaboration and teamwork
 * Communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
 * Project management and problem solving
 * Customer focus
 * Technical drawing and technical writing skills

## Description

As the primary technical contact for the account, you define and interpret the customer's technical roadmap and monitor their system progress, including substrates, filters, catalysts, controls, and operating window. You also manage customer projects, define customer technology and quality requirements, and coordinate and lead all customer validation projects., Define, update, maintain Corning's technical account strategy for their customer

Define and deploy Corning's current product/support portfolio that matches the customer's needs. Define gaps in those needs not met by current products.

Gage competitor activities and status

Management of all day-to-day technical activities at the account

Coordinate Corning products design-in effort at specific customer

Ensure Corning Program(s) understand the customer's needs

Support the customer's test data analysis/interpretation (ongoing design programs)

Support specific customer initiatives

Coordinate understanding of coating and canning impacts during design-in and PPAP

PPAP/Specification Management at Customer

Coordinates with Regional Technology Manager to ensure Corning management understands the customer's needs

Coordinates System Engineering support

Travel Requirements and Work Hours:

Domestic Travel <25%

Could require international travel

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm flex hours as needed