Measurements and Controls Engineer

Corning · Durham, NC

Level: Engineer
Team: Controls
Base pay: $82k–$112k
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 3+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 21 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level controls role at Corning (industrial) in Durham, NC. Support and standardize measurement and inspection processes across global LST sites.

They ask for: 3+ years · degree required
Tools it names: FMEA, MSA / Gage R&R, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, Automation
Base pay: $82k–$112k

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Controls Engineer roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $106k–$145k. This one lists $82k–$112k.

Median of the low and high ends of 20 live postings that list pay, out of 51 controls engineer openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 50 other live controls postings in North Carolina.

Base pay: About 23% below similar roles
Experience asked: Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Automation 78%
✓ PLC 69%
Robotics 37%
AutoCAD 33%
✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
Team leadership 24%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for FMEA, MSA / Gage R&R, FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Corning in Durham

3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in controls roles at Corning.

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Responsibilities

◆Support and standardize measurement and inspection processes across global LST sites.
◆Lead governance, run-to-standard activities, gauge improvement plans, and capability-gap resolution.
◆Partner with QA and Process Engineering to define equipment requirements, specifications, setup, and job-change procedures.
◆Coordinate technology transfer, installation, expansion, and migration of new inspection systems across sites.
◆Manage suppliers and machine builders to deliver systems and capabilities on time, including NDA/JDA coordination.
◆Serve as the hands-on metrology and inspection needs for projects within the LST Division.
◆Execute experiments, MSAs, repeatability studies, and GMP validation to verify system accuracy, precision, reproducibility, and product-quality capability.
◆Benchmark systems against industry and business performance standards.
◆Train plant engineering, maintenance, and operations teams and provide remote/on-site troubleshooting support.

Travel

Requirements

10%- 25+% possible, including international.

Required Education and Skills

✓Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science, or related field
✓3 Years’ experience in designing, troubleshooting, and/or deploying measurement systems , metrology, or inspection systems in a manufacturing environment or related fields. Will consider Co-Ops and internship hands on experience.
✓Knowledge of image processing algorithms and measurement tools for blob analysis, edge finding, morphology, feature extraction, classification, and dimensional metrology.
✓Understanding of calibration, accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, measurement uncertainty, and mechanical sources of variation in industrial environments
✓Apply good engineering practices with appropriate considerations for alignments, calibrations, and optical design within a complex opto-mechanical system.
✓Experience identifying technical risk, supporting project schedules, and driving assigned deliverables to completion

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Requisition Number: 79043

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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. 

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Scope of Position

Applies physics and sound-engineering principles to solve complex non-contact measurement and inspection challenges for Life Sciences labware and pharmaceutical glass packaging. Leads cross-functional teams in developing and transferring new measurement and inspection systems into manufacturing, including designing experiments and MSA test plans to validate performance against industry standards and quantify system capability. Partners with external suppliers and machine builders to support capital projects, participates in PFMEA and control-plan reviews as the metrology and inspection subject-matter expert, and collaborates with internal and external specialists to ensure product quality meets customer expectations and GMP regulatory requirements. Also provides manufacturing support as needed to sustain reliable inspection processes and production performance.

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime

•40 hours, Monday – Friday 8am-5pm; weekend support as required to support objectives; off-hours meetings and e-mails as needed.

Desired Skills

+Strong background integrating electrical and mechanical measurement, sensing, vision, and automation systems, including laser-based, displacement, force, temperature, interferometry, and chromatic-confocal technologies.
+Experience in optics, measurement, metrology and inspection systems
+Experience with rapid prototyping and development of measurement hardware, fixtures, tooling, instrumentation, sensors, or related algorithms
+Experience with industrial inspection platforms, PC-based measurement software, data acquisition, PLC/controls integration, industrial communications, and object-oriented programming.
+Knowledge of high-speed vision inspection and automated part handling for transparent glass in demanding hot/dirty manufacturing environments, ideally within GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, food and beverage, or medical-device industries.
+Advanced degree preferred in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science.
+Effective cross-functional leader and communicator who can manage suppliers and partners, explain complex technical systems to varied audiences, work through ambiguous objectives with urgency, and provide clear project communication throughout the system lifecycle.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $81,701.00 - $112,339.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geo