Senior Product Engineer

About the role

This role designs, documents, and continuously improves investment casting manufacturing processes by combining deep domain expertise in Process Engineering with AI-enabled analytics to reduce waste, improve throughput, and shorten cycle times. The position collaborates closely with the AI deployment team to ensure production data is clean and usable for model training, then pilots and implements AI-driven process control and problem-solving on the factory floor. The role also ensures all changes meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while delivering measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and optimize manufacturing processes, incorporating AI analytics for efficiency gains, waste reduction, and cycle-time improvements.
• Analyze real-time production data (from sensors/IoT) to identify bottlenecks and recommend AI model-driven changes.
• Provide manufacturing domain knowledge as it relates to process engineering (materials, processes, KIV-KOV relationships), to guide AI model development, feature selection, and validation of AI recommendations.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to ensure processes generate clean, labeled data for training models; implement AI recommendations on the factory floor.
• Lead pilot projects for AI-based process control and agentic problem solving (e.g., waste / scrap reduction) and validate ROI.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards while introducing AI tools.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: BS in Industrial/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution, 5+ years manufacturing experience.
• Extensive Investment Casting domain knowledge.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean, and basic data tools (Python/Tableau a plus).

About Us

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 $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, 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 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow us on: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We 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.