Product Engineer-New Production Introduction

Howmet Aerospace is currently looking a Product Engineer to join our Casting Facility located in Wichita Falls, Texas.  This shift will be primarily 1st shift but must have flexibility to work off shift hours. 

Along with your pay, our company provides you with a comprehensive package of benefits that is competitive with other leading companies.  Some of our benefits include: Paid vacation each year, based on length of service; paid holidays; 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match of up to 6% of your pre-tax contributions; Employer contribution to your Retirement Savings Plan account each pay period; Medical/Prescription Drug/Dental/Vision benefits offered upon hire; Employee Life Insurance, and a Employee Assistant Program.

This NPI Product Engineer position will play an important role in the qualification of New Product Introductions castings, assuring the dimensional aspect of product produced and conformance to the applicable customer and internal specifications. This position will work as part of a team in the Development product portfolio.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position will maintain the dimensional aspect of castings through process control and improvement initiatives and assume direct responsibility for integrity of assigned products. Responsible for maintaining the dimensional integrity of products via continuous improvement activity, tool design and construction and product development.  Flow down of customer requirements through shop instructions and interface with quality, manufacturing, sales, and production planning.

This position will also establish and maintain external and internal customer interaction to understand technical requirements and resolve issues; prepare part specific work instructions, maintain knowledge of job cost and develop / implement appropriate plans to improve profitability and reduce cost through process improvement activity & scrap reduction.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Expected to assist in the implementation of Howmet’s value and policy statement and its accompanying principles.
• Comply with all department, facility, Corporate and Regulatory EH&S regulations.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment.
• Report all job-related illness and injuries. (Per employee handbook).
• Report all Safety, Health & Environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner.
• Attend all EH&S training.

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

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communication with the customer on a regular basis.
• Conceives, evaluates and implements product engineering experiments, new product introduction part qualifications, cost reduction initiatives, capacity initiatives, and part/process improvement activities.
• Quoting of new product and tooling costs; concurrent engineering with the customer; tooling design and coordination with tooling ve