Staff Scientist

Staff Scientist

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Location: Corning, NY, US, 14831

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 79121

**The company built on breakthroughs.  **

**Join us. **

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward.

At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.

Come break through with us.

Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives

• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected

• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light

• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences

• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation

• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Role Purpose

Corning is seeking a creative, collaborative, and technically rigorous Materials and Devices Staff Scientist to join the Devices and Systems Directorate within the Science and Technology organization.This role will help invent and develop advanced materials and device technologies with a device-level integration mindset. The Staff Scientist will translate fundamental materials innovations into high-performing, reliable, manufacturable device concepts and technologies that can support future business opportunities.Research may span photovoltaics, superconductors, and materials with extreme mechanical and optical properties, with focus on device architecture, interfaces, processing, reliability, scalability, and commercial relevance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to research programs in advanced energy materials and devices, from early-stage scientific concepts through demonstration of device-relevant performance

• Develop and evaluate new materials, material systems, interfaces, processing approaches, and device architectures

• Connect fundamental materials properties, processing conditions, and interface behavior to device performance, reliability, manufacturability, and potential technology impact

• Design experiments, analyze and interpret results, develop technical hypotheses, and use data to guide subsequent research direction

• Independently identify technical opportunities and challenges, develop research plans, and drive complex projects toward meaningful milestones

• Work collaboratively with scientists and engineers across materials science, chemistry, physics, device engineering, modeling, and manufacturing disciplines

• Develop technical tools, methods, and concepts that support new technology development and help anticipate future technical challenges

• Communicate technical results, recommendations, and project progress clearly to technical teams, leadership, customers, and cross-functional partners

• Contribute to intellectual property through invention disclosures, patent support, technical reports, and publications as appropriate

• Maintain awareness of relevant literature, technology trends, and external developments in advanced energy materials and devices

• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, troubleshooting support, and subject matter expertise to colleagues and project teams as needed

• Support technology transfer and transition of successful concepts into development activities

Experiences/Education - Required

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline

• Strong scientific problem-solving ability, including experimental or modeling design, data analysis, technical judgment, and development of testable technical hypotheses

• Ability to relate materials, processing, and interfaces to device performance, reliability, and manufacturability

• Record of meaningful technical contributions through publications, presentations, patents, invention disclosures, products, technical reports, or related achievements

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including ability to explain complex technical concepts and results to technical and nontechnical audiences

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary research environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build productive working relationships across technical teams

• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including ability to manage multiple priorities and evolving technical needs

• Intellectual curiosity, creativity, initiative, adaptability, and resilience in addressing challenging scientific problems

• Ability to clearly articulate the importance of a problem, the technical approach used, what was learned, and why the result matters

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience developing and fabricating materials or devices for photovoltaics, superconductors, energy storage, or other advanced energy applications

• Experience with device integration, interface engineering, thin-film processing, microfabrication, or device testing

• Experience connecting materials development to device architecture, performance optimization, reliability, or manufacturing scale-up

• Familiarity with relevant electrical, optical, structural, chemical, thermal, mechanical, or environmental characterization methods

• Experience using computational modeling, simulation, or data-driven methods to guide materials or device development

• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical projects or influencing research direction across teams

• Industrial R&D, national laboratory, startup, or other application-oriented research experience

• Track record of invention disclosures, patents, technology-transfer activities, or other intellectual-property contributions

• Experience mentoring junior scientists, interns, technicians, or other technical staff

• Interest in developing materials and device technologies that support sustainability and a carbon-negative future

This position supports immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $104,733.00 - $144,008.00 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.

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.

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