Process Engineer-Machining

Howmet Aerospace, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. 

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 re