# Automation Engineer

The Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and optimizing automated manufacturing systems and production processes. This position has a dotted-line relationship to the business unit Director of Automation. This role partners with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and IT to improve equipment performance, increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and ensure safe, reliable, and high-quality manufacturing operations. Design, program, troubleshoot, and maintain industrial automation systems, including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and motion control systems. Support the installation, commissioning, startup, and validation of new manufacturing equipment and production lines. Identify and implement automation solutions to improve productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency. Diagnose equipment failures and develop long-term corrective actions to minimize downtime Develop, modify, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA programs. Partner with Maintenance to resolve electrical, controls, and automation issues. Lead automation projects from concept through implementation, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor coor

- **Id**: 3850509
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/howmet-aerospace-automation-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Tucson, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T23:56:56Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T03:54:05Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-09T03:54:05Z
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3930
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Health insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Metals & Metallurgy, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 2065140
- **Name**: Howmet Aerospace
- **Domain**: howmet.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/howmet>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 55
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.745
- **Repost share**: 0.018
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 43
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T02:56:56Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-09T03:54:05Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

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