Process Engineer-Machining (Finance)
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report . Follow: LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube .
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.comBasic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
- 2 years of engineering or operations experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a machining, aerospace or industrial gas turbines operation.
- Aerospace specification knowledge
- Master's degree in a technical field
- Ability to solve problems and identify root cause and corrective action(s).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software and CAD cam programs.
- Working knowledge of statistical processing analysis tools.
- Training and Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Tools.
The Process Engineer- Machining position will be in our Wichita Falls, Texas facility and will support manufacturing through process control, improvement initiatives, and assume direct responsibility for integrity for assigned products.
This involves quoting new developmental parts, attending to product engineering concerns for developmental parts, assisting with obtaining new business, working to improve existing processes, developing and using new technologies, and providing technical support to Howmet Aerospace, Wichita Falls.
Job Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for developing robust processes that consistently meet or exceed our customers' requirements for the metallurgical quality and performance of aerospace components. Also, continuous improvement of processes by improving methods and developing new methods of manufacturing, leading to increased yields and reduced labor content.
- External customer escapes - Investigates and analyzes root cause; develops and implements correction action plans.
- Part Qualification and Re-qualification - Determines and supports manufacturing requirements necessary to meet customer requirements; performs metallurgical investigations; assembles process documentation per customer requirements.
- Process Development and Improvement - Monitors/analyzes yield, labor, and materials data to develop process improvement ideas for new and established processes.
- Manufacturing Support - Monitors manufacturing output to ensure process control; Responds to manufacturing needs: training, work instructions and interpretation; Creates and updates work instructions needed to perform manufacturing processes.
- General Technical Support - Conducts meetings and provides technical data to meet customer needs.
- NPI Concurrent Engineering - Conducts meetings with customers to review design concepts.
- Quotation Prep - Develops material, scrap and labor costs for cost modeling.
- Tooling Development and Build - Attends NPI meeting and provides input based on customer specifications for BOM, routings and milestone plans.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Troubleshoot operations including but not limited to fixturing/clamping issues, program and/or parameter issues and expendable tooling issues until problem is resolved.
- Design fixturing using the fixture maintenance program or any other mistake proofing method to increase yields on high scrap operations/programs to support scrap reduction initiatives and reduce human error.
- Time study jobs to balance and define operator standard work. Generate standard work charts and process capacity table and compare actual performance to quoted estimates in current cost models.
- Utilize SPC charts and other process capability methods to increase first time yields to within quoted standards.
- Perform process planning and development of newly awarded product (NPI), to include tooling procurement, standard routings, bill of materials, etc.
- Use data analysis tools (Power BI) process to identify gaps in shop floor performance to standard and make appropriate method improvements to bridge/close gaps. This to include scrap and rework costs.
- Use APQP tool to identify, reduce risks of scrap and escapes.
- Assist in cost estimating effort for repeat production jobs as well as for all new product introduction (NPI) requests.
- Implement and participate in cost saving initiatives.
- Act as technical liaison with customer, suppliers and other Howmet plants in regard to processes, purchase orders, specifications and customer drawings as issues arise.
- Research, analysis and cost justification of equipment procurement.
- Actively participate in continuous improvement events and initiatives.
- Provide technical support to the shop floor personnel.
- Perform all other job duties as assigned.
Job Roles:
- Systems thinker--sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale
- Optimizer--constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully
- Anticipation--looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next
- Operational accelerator--drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions
- Organization and structure--works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals
- Influence--leverages knowledge, relationship, data and perspective to persuade, educate and navigate; gains buy in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders
- Data informed--focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the "why" behind actions
- Prioritized reaction--handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist
- Relationship--connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a "win together" ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard
