Job Description

Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges.

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

Scope of Position:

We seek to hire an Advanced Battery Cell Technology Manager who will define and lead technology direction for a team that bridges Research & Development (R&D) to develop product concept prototypes and validate feasibility. In this role, you will partner with commercial leads and explore new business opportunities.

Key Objectives:

Establish yourself as the organization's Advanced Battery Cell Technology SME, developing trusted and positive relationships at all levels
Create and manage Corning’s Advanced Battery Cell Technology roadmap, which communicates both high-level vision for the company as well as specific designs of differing cell chemistries within varying form factors
Provide deep understanding of state-of-the-art battery cell technologies used across all applications
Provide deep understanding of state-of-the-art cell and component performance testing, in-line with industry best standards
Decompose application level requirements to System and Sub-system requirements and component definitions to drive Corning's design directions
Design learning objectives towards the technology roadmap, partner with R&D to validate product concept feasibilities
Help identify the most appropriate supply chain and testing partners to create an effective product value learning ecosystem
Help introduce Corning's unique battery material forms into the marketplace
Benchmarking performance of competitive products, systems and alternative technologies

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Build a team which bridges the intersection between the technical and commercial worlds
Develop partnerships across the organization to develop product concepts, connecting materials level requirements with system level promise
Understand, perform and/or lead a team to perform simulations of cell electrochemical and thermal performance using physics-based models
Design and influence experiments to validate models and design/operation strategies, where needed partnering with other parts of the organization or external parties to achieve results
Utilize and/or extend industry standard cost models
Visit customers and develop strong customer insight into their challenges
Help relate key product attributes from fundamental technology understanding towards setting appropriate specifications
Support, facilitate and oversee testing for sub-components
Develop an understanding of the battery supply chain, and propose strategies for how Corning should enter
Partner with commercial leads to support creation of a business plan, supporting identification of and validating critical milestones for tracking progress

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime: 40+; M-F; 8-5 with possible overtime

Travel Requirements: Negotiable, but 10-20% of time, some international could be possible

Education/Experience Requirement:

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrochemistry, Material Science or similar; PhD desired
10+ years of experience with traditional and advanced battery materials, cell concepts, electrochemical testing (desired)
5+ years of experience in cell development and/or heavy cell utilization-based organizations, ideally both (desired)
Significant experience translating application system-level requirements into component-level requirements
Utilization of industry standard cost models (desired)

Required Skills:

Start-up mind set, bias for action, comfort with ambiguity
Self-motivated and thrive on opportunity to lead technology thinking
Ability to simplify complex trade-offs into simpler choices to support decision making
Strong communicator and enjoy collaborating with colleagues to solve technical challenges
Proven ability to lead and influence thinking / gain acceptance of others at all levels of an organization
Aptitude for customer-facing skills
Works well with others, sharing with others, and learning from others across organizational boundaries
Willingness to challenge group thinking and ability to do so appropriately

This position supports immigration sponsorship.