Job Description

Requisition Number: 65592

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.

The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.

Scope of Position

This summer intern position is designed to support the manufacturing and engineering of world-class, high-precision optical systems in Corning's Advanced Optics division. In this role you will develop a C# application to be used in quality control for aspects of our optical components. The application will acquire data on the components by interacting with measurement hardware APIs and then will analyze the data and flag any detected manufacturing defects.

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 degree in a STEM field, including computer science, software engineering, and computer engineering.
• Experience with software development in C#, including GUI development with WPF or Winforms.
• Coursework in software architecture, so that the app can be designed flexibly, to be able to test new optical components or use new measurement hardware in the future.
• 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
  
  

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with computer vision, especially experience with a computer vision library (OpenCV, scikit-image, etc.)
• Experience writing software to interface with hardware (i.e cameras, motor controllers, Arduinos/embedded systems, etc.)
• Familiarity with database systems (MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Familiarity with C/C++
• Coursework in wave physics, optics, or interferometry
  
  

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.

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com .

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Summer internship,

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