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Howmet Aerospace · 4 days ago

Engineering Leader - NPI

Whitehall, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Howmet Aerospace Inc. is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. They are seeking an Engineering Leader for their New Product Introduction (NPI) team, responsible for managing engineering services, supervising employees, and ensuring product development aligns with project timelines and budgets.

AerospaceManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative ensuring product development in accordance with overall project timelines, budget, and quoted standards

Participate with our customers to advance our technical capabilities while delivering added benefits to the customers’ design

Work in conjunction with other groups to advance our technical capabilities and reduce cost of manufacturing processes

Function as a liaison between tooling suppliers, core supplier and casting house on NPI projects

Collaborate and provide project support to the Program Management team

Work in conjunction with NPI engineering, NPI leadership and Plant Sales to ensure that outgoing quotes are based on accurate cost estimations for material, scrap and labor

Direct and participate in run at rate analysis of future products, technology advancements needed and capital requests and implementation

Report status of NPI program to Plant Manager and BU leaders

Manage monthly revenue targets for NPI programs

Direct and participate in the conception, evaluation and implementation of yield/cost improvement, product improvement and production problem solving activities

Coordinate manufacturing and scrap reduction initiatives with the HRC and Corporate Engineering technical staff

Establish professional working relationship with Engineering Managers and Engineering Team at each casting facility and promote engineering team communication regarding product status and issues

Responsible for creating an environment of engagement and fostering development of Engineering Staff

Manage training development strategies for the Engineering Staff

Work in conjunction with the production engineering managers to align technical leaders with engineers to grow technical talent

Qualification

Material Science EngineeringNew Product LaunchesSupervisory ExperienceInvestment Casting ProcessesFinancial Data KnowledgeMicrosoft Office SuiteInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving AbilityCommunication Skills

Required

BS in Material Science, Mechanical, Metallurgy, or Manufacturing Engineering

7+ years of experience in engineering, including experience in new product launches

5+ years of supervisory or management experience

Self-driven - ability to organize people and activities to get things done

Interpersonal savvy and communication skills (written and verbally)

Organizational skills and attention to detail

Problem-solving ability

Computer literate (Microsoft Office Suite, Project)

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