Director, Digital Manufacturing & Process Automation

aticareers; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top base pay with incentives

Health insurance (medical/dental/vison

401K with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Performance bonus

Job summary

ATI is seeking a Director of Process Control & Automation (PC&A) to lead the digital manufacturing strategy for the Specialty Rolled Products group at the Natrona Heights, PA facility. The role drives automation architecture, lifecycle practices, and long-term technology roadmaps across facilities.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, this position oversees a centralized team and aligns investments with business goals to improve safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant technical experience in automation, process control, digital manufacturing, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience implementing automation or digital technology strategies in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver measurable improvements in manufacturing performance through automation, process models, and digital systems.
• Lead and develop a high-performing technical organization through effective staffing, training, succession planning, and resource deployment.
• Establish and maintain automation architecture, technical standards, engineering processes, and lifecycle management practices.
• Align PC&A priorities and investments with business and manufacturing strategy through strong partnerships with plant and functional leaders.
• Oversee execution of operational support, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives while maximizing long-term value.
• Provide strategic leadership to Senior Managers overseeing Level 1 Automation, Systems Integration & Manufacturing Applications, and Process Models & Advanced Process Control.
• Implement management systems that promote consistent execution, technical excellence, organizational sustainability, and continuous improvement.
• Foster collaboration across technical disciplines and build trusted relationships with manufacturing leadership.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Organizational design

Technical leadership

Cross-functional influence

Talent development

Change leadership

Executive communication

Automation systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Professional engineering licensure (preferred)

Tools

Industrial control systems

Automation platforms

Process modeling

Advanced process control

Job description

ATI is seeking a Director of Process Control & Automation (PC&A) to lead the digital manufacturing strategy for the Specialty Rolled Products group at the Natrona Heights, PA facility. The role drives automation architecture, lifecycle practices, and long-term technology roadmaps across facilities.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, this position oversees a centralized team and aligns investments with business goals to improve safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost performance.