Howmet Aerospace is a global leader in engineered metal products, and they are seeking an Analyst Engineer to join their Research Center. This role involves collaborating with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to understand manufacturing processes and transform data for machine learning applications.
Initiate working with manufacturing plant personnel to understand the detailed manufacturing process and data collection user interfaces
Initiate working with corporate and local IT to understand the data storage and sources that correlate to the plant process, and the most efficient way to query them
Query multiple data sources and join the data together to accurately represent the process
Explore the data to identify edge cases, data cleaning requirements, and bias – using statistics as necessary
Down-select, augment, and clean the dataset
Iterate the above steps to generate a representative and reliable dataset, checking your own work and being able to explain it to others at multiple levels of the organization
Collaborate with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to understand model input requirements
Transform the data to meet machine learning model input requirements
Provide post-modeling functions to translate model results to process-relatable values
Actively participate in leveling up proof-of-concept code to productionized scripts
Document projects in Power Point and reusable code, storing work in a revision-controlled system
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s Degree in STEM from an accredited institution is required
Must have experience in basic SQL querying skills
Demonstrated ability to transform data with a programming language
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office skills (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.
This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. ‘Green Card Holder’), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
Preferred
2 or more years of professional data science experience is preferred
Previous manufacturing / industrial plant experience is highly desired
A strong interest in working in a manufacturing environment
Ability to work in a self-directed and cross-functional team environment
An unquenchable desire to continuously learn
Experience in applying advanced data and statistical analysis methods to industrial manufacturing data
Visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau
Experience with engineering data tools such as: SQL, SAS, Minitab, JMP, MS Excel, Six Sigma
In depth knowledge of advanced analytics techniques.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a self-directed AND cross-functional team environment.
Strong organizational and analytical skills
Benefits
Howmet Aerospace is a global leader in engineered metal products.
