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Quality Engineer

Howmet Aerospace La Porte, IN

La Porte, IN

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Full time Engineering Process Quality Quality Assurance

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Job Description

The Quality Engineer role at Howmet Aerospace in La Porte, IN (onsite) focuses on improving process performance and strengthening quality system adherence. The position acts as a change agent, advances standardized best practices and measurable quality outcomes, and manages the customer relationship through the Voice of the Customer.

Key Responsibilities

Lead purchase order and specification review to negotiate customer requirements, support advanced product quality planning, and translate requirements to the operator level.
Serve as the customer advocate and implement the Voice of the customer into quality and operational decisions.
Drive process improvement by reviewing and addressing material review, concessions, corrective and preventive actions, and quality escapes, with a focus on elimination.
Ensure customer verification is complete (FAIR) and submitted to the customer.
Assess the health of business systems against customer and/or industry standards using an efficient internal audit and corrective and preventative action management system.
Build internal and external relationships to improve engagement, influence, and customer connections needed to support operational outcomes.
Apply quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills to identify challenges early and overcome them through a proactive approach.
Manage quality objectives by linking, monitoring, and improving them in alignment with overall company business objectives, using problem-solving methodology to positively impact performance.
Demonstrate Howmet values consistently.
Apply least-cost use of customer specifications and drawings to avoid over-processing.
Perform blueprint reading and support customer requirements flowdown and deployment.
Support customer interface activities and maintain operational knowledge and experience across manufacturing, inspection, engineering, and customer interaction.
Use practical manufacturing process understanding to analyze problems objectively, communicate effectively, and facilitate problem-solving activities.
Coordinate corrective, preventive, and systemic action and process improvement activities.
Work through major and minor issues professionally without losing focus on what is needed to resolve them.
Apply internal auditing skills and support regulatory and customer requirements understanding.
Comply with EHS rules required for the work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

Purchase order and specification review leadership, including negotiation of customer requirements, advanced product quality planning, and translation of requirements to the operator level.
Act as the customer advocate (Voice of the customer).
Lead process improvement activities focused on review, disposition, elimination of material review and concessions, and management of corrective and preventive actions and escapes.
Ensure customer verification is complete (FAIR) and submitted to the customer.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum of two (2) years quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
General Auditor (Internal): two (2) audits (total ten (10) audit days) within the past three (3) years, or five (5) years of relevant audit experience in a manufacturing environment.
Legal authorization to work in the United States is required; verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This role entails access to export-controlled items, and employment offers are conditioned upon the ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates the highest ethical standards.
Makes decisions based on data and fact.
Displays business savvy and a bias for action.
Is a mentor and coach.
Ability to listen and make decisions based on the facts.

Technology and Tools

ISO 9000, AS9100
Statistical Tools and Techniques
APQP
Measurement System Analysis
A3 thinking
Internal audit/corrective and preventative action management system
Nadcap
Non-destructive validation methodology (Visual, x-ray, penetrant, etc.)
GD&T
Blueprint Reading/customer requirements flowdown

Work Location and Travel

Location: La Porte, IN (onsite)
Travel: willingness to travel is required, with less than 25% required, including domestic and international travel.

Benefits

Health Insurance from Day One: medical coverage begins on the first day of employment.
Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan: company contribution of 3% of eligible compensation, plus a 100% match on employee contributions up to 6%, with the opportunity for up to 15% of eligible compensation in total retirement contributions.
13 company-paid holidays.
Annual Paid Time Off (PTO).

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3mo ago

Process Automation Engineer

Howmet Aerospace La Porte, IN

La Porte, IN

3mo ago Closed

Full time Ai Assisted Engineering Artificial Intelligence Automation

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 25, 2026).

Job Description

The Process Automation Engineer will drive ADR based automated inspection initiatives to improve quality, throughput, and digital transformation within automotive manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and refine ADR workflows across non-destructive testing modalities including UT, RT, EC, MT, PT, and thermography; implement automated defect classification, signal processing, and review decision logic.
Integrate ADR platforms with robotics, PLCs, MES, SCADA, and production lines; ensure robust data exchange between inspection hardware, control systems, and quality databases.
Analyze NDT data trends, defect signatures, and system performance; develop algorithms or rule sets to boost detection accuracy and lower false positives.
Identify bottlenecks in inspection and automation workstreams; implement improvements to raise throughput, minimize scrap, and improve repeatability.
Lead root cause investigations into defect trends, equipment failures, and process deviations using structured problem solving techniques.
Perform validation, calibration, and capability studies for ADR and NDT systems to ensure adherence to automotive quality standards.
Collaborate with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and NDT Level II/III personnel to ensure inspection systems meet operational and regulatory requirements.
Maintain technical documentation, inspection procedures, and compliance records in alignment with automotive and NDT standards.
Lead continuous improvement efforts aligned with Lean, Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0, emphasizing automation, digital inspection, and data driven quality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, Automation Engineering, NDT Technology, or a related field.
3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in automotive or other high-volume production environments.
Hands-on experience with NDT systems (including FPI, PT, and X-Ray RT at minimum) and ADR technologies.
Proficiency programming and integrating robotics and industrial automation hardware.
United States work authorization required; verification will be performed. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
This position involves access to export-controlled items; candidates must be able to lawfully access such items.

Technologies

UT
RT
EC
MT
PT
Thermography
FPI
ADR (NDT Automated Defect Review)
Robotics
PLCs
MES
SCADA
Digital radiography
Phased-array UT
AI-based defect classification / machine learning inspection platforms

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