Data Engineer

The Data Engineer at the Howmet Research Center partners with Data Scientists and ML Engineers to convert manufacturing data into reliable datasets that support machine learning, reporting, and visualization. The role involves travel up to 50 percent internationally to France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Responsibilities

• Travel up to 50 percent, including international trips to France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
• Collaborate with manufacturing plant personnel to understand detailed processes and data collection interfaces.
• Coordinate with corporate and local IT teams to map data storage and sources related to plant processes and identify efficient query approaches.
• Query multiple data sources and join data to accurately reflect the manufacturing process.
• Explore datasets to identify edge cases, data cleaning requirements, and potential biases, applying statistical methods as needed.
• Down-select, augment, and clean the dataset for reliability.
• Iterate data preparation steps to produce a representative dataset and be able to explain methods to stakeholders at various levels.
• Work with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to understand model input requirements and transform data accordingly.
• Provide post-modeling functions to translate model results into process-relatable values.
• Contribute to elevating proof-of-concept code to production-ready scripts.
• Document projects in PowerPoint and reusable code, storing work in a revision-controlled system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data analysis, data science, computer science, or information systems.
• Experience with basic SQL querying skills.
• Proven ability to transform data using a programming language.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• 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.

Technologies

• SQL
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Excel
• Visio

Equal Opportunity Employer

Howmet is committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. We strive to create an inclusive environment for everyone, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.