Programmer Analyst

Howmet Aerospace • Whitehall, MI

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About The Position

The Programmer Analyst supports, enhances, and optimizes internal shopfloor applications. The role serves as a key liaison between business users, shopfloor operators, and technical teams, combining software development with AI-assisted tools to design, build, and optimize applications in a shop-floor environment. The position involves significant interaction with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and IT resources across several manufacturing locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business Management, or Management Information Systems from an accredited institution, or six years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least two years of experience working as an application developer or in a similar role in conjunction with a degree, focused on application support, analyzing business needs, and defining and coding solutions.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Effective communication skills for interaction with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and IT resources across multiple locations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with .NET, Oracle Forms and Reports, Fusion Middleware, shell scripting, PowerShell, C++/C#, Microsoft ASP.NET, PL/SQL, SQLPlus, T-SQL, or SSRS.
• Ability to work with AI-assisted coding tools.
• Knowledge of Linux OS.
• Familiarity with data transfer techniques such as FTP, database links, and SSH, and with deploying and calling REST APIs.
• Ability to write and interpret queries for Oracle and SQL databases.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, including with virtual teams.
• Project management skills, including preparing project schedules, performing tasks, meeting deadlines, and escalating issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for shopfloor applications, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and quality teams to gather requirements and translate business needs into functional specifications.
• Develop, design, test, and release system features using AI-assisted tools.
• Use a standardized project lifecycle and management methodology to manage projects, communicate status, and deliver work on schedule and within budget.
• Assist with application upgrades and patches.
• Provide global functional support to end users and act as a subject matter expert for the system.
• Create and maintain system documentation, user guides, and knowledge base articles.
• Understand and meet business quality and compliance requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level