Head of Programme Management

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers’ success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at . Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university in Engineering or IT or a related technical field5 Years’ experience in Engineering or New Product Introduction, New Product Development programs including working directly with the customer Working knowledge of the investment casting businessInvestment casting experience in Howmet or competitor manufacturing facilities qualifying new programs. Program management experience id desired but not requiredEmployees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.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.This program manager would benefit from an engineering/technical background, to have a good understanding of the investment casting process. To understand part flow, lead times, issues and support problem solving etc.NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers’ success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at . Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io Program Manager NPI position, located at the Howmet Wichita Falls facility, works in a close cross-functional team environment. The Program Manager for NPI is responsible for managing and providing technical leadership of the NPI Engineering team. Responsibilities involve supervising salaried employees, managing all engineering services; providing technical assistance to assigned engineers to meet or exceed quality, cycle time, profitability and customer requirements; establishing and maintaining excellent customer relationships.exhibits detail orientationTactical agility—inspires team to proactive improvements while maintaining ability to react to issues as they arise; able to manage the tension of speed and specification demandsPractical and adaptive thinking—understands organizational capabilities and introduces solutions with existing frameworks while simultaneously adapting to changes, developments in technology and marketplace demandsVersatile leadership—technically capable, yet able to detach to gain perspective; embraces and champions change including automation, smart manufacturing and progress in data gathering and interpretationRelationship oriented—establishes and maintains connections with team, peers and cross functionally; provides thought partnership; Prioritization—understands the business and its technical, financial and strategic direction and goals; advocates for customers within the context of organizational capability and goals; interacts with operators, managers and customers and customizes approach to each stakeholder groupCoach/Mentor/Manager—provides direction, review, reassurance, encouragement, challenge, recognition on an individual basis; inspires risk; continually assesses and reassesses talent and fit to role based on individual and collective performanceResource expertise deployment—understands where to invest to ensure resolution; solicits and directs the expertise and involvement of others and enables their successCustomer coordination—responds directly to customer inquiries, interfaces with customerInfluence without direct authority—provides justification for decision and direction; Manage and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative ensuring product development in accordance with overall project timelines, budget, and quoted standardsParticipate with our customers to advance our technical capabilities while delivering added benefits to the customers’ designWork in conjunction with other groups to advance our technical capabilities and reduce cost of manufacturing processesFunction as a liaison between tooling supplies, core supplier and casting house on NPI projectsCollaborate and provide project support to the Program Management teamWork in conjunction with NPI leadership and plant sales to ensure that outgoing quotes are based on accurate cost estimations for material, scrap and laborDirect and participate in run at rate analysis of future products, technology advancements needed and capital requests and implementationReport status of NPI program to Plant Manager and BU leadersManage monthly revenue targets for NPI programsDirect and participate in the conception, evaluation and implementation of yield/cost improvement, product improvement and production problem solving activitiesCoordinate manufacturing and scrap reduction initiatives with the HRC and Corporate Engineering technical staffEstablish professional working relations with Engineering Managers and Engineering Team at each casting facility and promote engineering team communication regarding product status and issuesResponsible for creating an environment of engagement and fostering development of Engineering StaffManage training development strategies for the Engineering StaffWork in conjunction with the production engineering managers to align technical leaders with engineers to grow technical talentFull timePosting Date: 2026-08-03