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Job Summary:
Corning Incorporated is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science, seeking a Data Engineer to enhance their Solar business. The Data Engineer will design and implement data structures and analytical solutions to improve decision-making and operational excellence across various functions.
Responsibilities:
• Identify opportunities to improve data visibility, reporting effectiveness, process performance, and business decision-making across AMPS operations, and translate business needs into practical technical solutions.
• Design, develop, and implement data structures, dashboards, scorecards, KPI frameworks, and analytical solutions that support startup operations, process improvement, and long-term business needs.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, quality, finance, IT, and AMPS leadership to define data requirements, reporting priorities, performance measures, and sustainable business rules across functions.
• Support operational excellence initiatives by enabling root cause analysis, performance tracking, standardized metrics, and data-driven process improvements.
• Help establish standards for data governance, data quality, reporting consistency, and reporting design to support scalable and reliable solutions.
• Provide direction and recommendations on reporting strategy, technical design, and best practices to support cross-functional alignment and long-term sustainability.
• Identify and resolve data-related issues across reports, data sources, and operational systems, and document key definitions, reporting logic, and KPI calculations to support consistency and knowledge transfer.
• Participate in startup and transformation initiatives that establish AMPS digital, reporting, analytics, and process improvement capabilities.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3–7 years of experience in data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, reporting development, operational excellence, process improvement, or related technical roles.
• Experience designing and implementing data structures, data models, reporting solutions, analytics frameworks, or performance measurement tools in a business environment.
• Proficiency with SQL and experience with data querying, transformation, validation, and reporting or visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SAP reporting tools, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with ERP, manufacturing, warehouse, or operational systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a dynamic, startup environment.
Preferred:
• Experience supporting a new site startup, major implementation, or large-scale business transformation.
• Experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, supply chain, or plant environment, including work with SAP data, ERP reporting, or operational data environments.
• Experience with process improvement, KPI standardization, data governance, master data, reporting optimization, automation tools, or scripting languages such as Python.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of data design, reporting strategy, performance measurement, and data management best practices.
• Ability to identify business needs, improve processes, develop technical solutions, and implement practical tools from concept through execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while providing direction within cross-functional teams.
Company:
Corning is a manufacturer of glass, ceramics, and related materials. Founded in 1851, the company is headquartered in Corning, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.