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Automation Engineer

Howmet Aerospace
Hampton, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/8/2025
Responsibilities

Automation Engineer

This opening is with Howmet Aerospace – a world leader in investment casting of super-alloys, aluminum, and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. For more information, visit www.howmet.com .

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Howmet has challenging opportunities for individuals who are excited to engage with us in growing our business. Join us where you will be part of a dedicated team to manufacture high tech products, safely, accurately, and efficiently, you will perform a variety of hands-on operations in accordance with standardized processes within customer specifications.

Job Summary: This position will be instrumental in identifying new manufacturing technology. Responsibilities include working with vendors and design teams, follow through during the build phase, and implementation of this equipment in production before handing it off to the manufacturing team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

  • Design/maintenance of robotic programs used throughout HHC Monoshell/Wax manufacturing process.
  • Design and program management of fixtures used within the robotic processes.
  • Support/train manufacturing operators on the use of automation within the process.
  • Documentation of all changes to production programs for future correlation to downstream process outputs.
  • Determination of key input variables within the automation process to ensure that process is robust against minor variations in casting dimensions.
  • Determination/implementation of key output variables to validate that critical functions within a program/piece have completed successfully before running additional product.
  • Determination of key input variables to validate sand towers align with Process Owner distribution/uniformity levels
  • Support Manufacturing/Process owner in cross functional scrap initiatives

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering from an accredited institution required.
  • Must be able to provide documentation in the original form establishing both your identity and your employment eligibility in the U.S.
  • This position entails access to export-controlled items you must be able to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3 years' experience working with controls/programming robotics.
  • Experience with Motoman and/or Fanuc robots
  • Offline programming experience.
  • Familiarity with fixture design for implementation in a robotic cell is beneficial.
  • Prior exposure / knowledge of statistical analysis
  • Green Belt certification in Six Sigma is preferred.

About Us

About Howmet Aerospace

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 $6.6 billion in revenue in 2023, 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 2023 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report .

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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.com

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