PROGRAMMER ANALYST - Plant 4

As a Programmer Analyst with Howmet Aerospace, you will analyze, design, develop, and implement systems that capture, store, integrate, and visualize data captured from the processes and equipment on the shop floor of a manufacturing facility. This is to support the companies process/yield improvement, operational excellence, and data science/AI/analysis goals. While this position is within the IT organization, it targets business needs in the manufacturing, process management, and data analysis areas with a blend of business intelligence and engineering skills related to shop floor data acquisition (HMI/SCADA) and process data historians.

You will have significant interaction with manufacturing, automation, engineering, and IT resources in the manufacturing locations making effective communication with the business essential. You are a self-starter, capable of managing medium sized projects within an established budget and timeline.

This position will be based out of our Whitehall, Michigan location in Plant 4.

Essential responsibilities include:

• Analyze, design, develop, and implement manufacturing process data integration and analysis systems with primary focus on the implementation of process historians and associated tools.
• Interact with necessary business process and system owners to effectively understand requirements and implement the appropriate systems solution.
• Effectively utilize a standardized project lifecycle and management methodology to manage projects, communicate status, and deliver work to schedule and budget.
• Execute work in compliance with all appropriate audit and regulatory requirements.
• Effectively work with engineers, data analysts, and data scientists to provide guidance on analyzing large amounts of process data.

This position provides a dynamic work environment in which the qualified candidate will directly contribute to the immediate and long-term needs of the company while at the same time supporting individual career development goals.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 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.
• This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of process historians.
• Can understand and develop in the NET / SQL Server environment.
• At least one year experience in IT and/or automation engineering.
• Solid understanding and practical application of systems analysis, design, and technical skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the interpersonal skills to effectively work across various business and IT functions.
• Able to work equally well in a self-directed and/or team environment.