Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help us fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

• Providing day-to-day technical advice, develop designs with designers and technicians and interact with other specialists and scientists in a collaborative environment to reach program goals.

• Initiating and/or implementing improvement projects including engineering solutions to improve designs, improve operability and safety and reduce cost of components and complexity.

• Managing capital and expense project requests, schedules, costs, etc.

• Able to interact with fabricators and suppliers to ensure products delivered are what is expected for the application.

• Ensuring compliance of project work with appropriate engineering and industry standards.

• Identifying and implementing new insights while gaining team consensus.

• Able to shift focus and problem solve under pressure.

• Crafting, maintain, and update drawings using SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

What you can bring to this role:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, and lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

• Bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university.

• 5 or more years’ experience working in an industrial environment preferred.

• On track to become a licensed Professional Engineer or already a PE.

• Excellent digital literacy with the ability to learn new software and programs.

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications is required.

• Results oriented when given a task or project.

• Demonstrates ability to adapt and be resourceful in the face of challenges.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs, and stock-based compensation awards (3-year vesting schedule)

• Flexible spending accounts and generous employer contribution to the HSA

• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period), and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan

• Holiday Pay: 10 holidays and one flexible holiday of your choice.

• 8 hours of Paid annual volunteer hours

• Alcoa has been chosen as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 by Newsweek

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About the Location

Every day is a new and exciting challenge at the Alcoa Technical Center in New Kensington, PA, just north of Pittsburgh. We develop new technologies with our Breakthrough Technologies team that has the potential to impact the life of millions of people and foster the sustainable footprint from Alcoa to the world. It was here where we developed the technology recently announced in partnership with Rio Tinto, called ELYSIS™, where we will produce aluminum with ZERO emission of greenhouse gases. In fact, we will actually be generating oxygen to our atmosphere during the aluminum production process– a revolution to the aluminum industry!

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.  

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com.  

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.