Senior Applications Engineer

Senior Applications Engineer

Date: May 21, 2026

Location: Troy, MI, US, 48084

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 75138

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Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.

Role Purpose

• Primary technical contact for the account

• Define and interpret the customer’s technical roadmap and monitor their system progress (substrates, filters, catalysts, controls, operating window, etc.)

• Manage customer projects

• Define customer technology and quality requirements

• Coordinate and lead all customer validation projects

Key Responsibilities

• 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:

• Domestic Travel <25%

• Could require international travel

Experiences/Education - Required

Required Education:

• BS Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, or Ceramic preferred)

Required Years and Area of Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of business-related experience, desired 5 years

Required Skills:

• Experience in application engineering, account management or system engineering with automotive customers and platform technologies (preference: emissions systems)

• Knowledge of competitors’/competitive technologies

• Understanding of specifications and approval process (incl. boundaries, tools)

• Understand the basics of global emissions legislation

• Understand the basics of emission testing

• Familiarity w/ QA systems (IATF16949, AIAG, PPAP, etc.)

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Understand current and future OEM-specific engine/system designs, strategies, functionality requirements, and implications for Corning products

• Understand OEM and supply chain development processes, including series introduction

• Strong knowledge of vehicle emissions systems, including substrates, filters, physical attributes, specifications, production, and quality methods

• Familiar with Corning systems such as CAPA, LIMS, and WWESS

• DFMEA/PFMEA experience

• Thorough understanding of design tools and services, including mounting/canning, coating effects, CAD, CAE, testing, emissions testing, and prototyping

• Established Corning (CET) network with knowledge of company structure, markets, and strategies

• General knowledge of engine and emission control technologies, trends, customer organizations, and supply chain roles/technologies

Soft Skills:

• Team player with strong negotiation, presentation, communication, and project management skills

• Able to read technical drawings, solve problems, write technically, and maintain strong customer focus

• Self-starter with strong technical curiosity

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $96,254.00 - $132,349.00 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.

**A job that shapes a life. **

**Corning offers you the total package. **

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-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.

• As 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.

• Our 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.

• Getting 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.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-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.

• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, Corning provides company matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay.

• Our 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.

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.

Corning 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. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at.

Nearest Major Market: Troy

Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit