Foundry Metallurgical Engineer - Lead Casting Quality

Insight Global; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global's client is seeking a Foundry Metallurgical Engineer to oversee steel casting metallurgy, drive quality improvements, and reduce scrap across the manufacturing process.

You will support melting and heat treatment, defect analysis, and customer-facing technical discussions, lead scrap-reduction initiatives, review material certifications, and collaborate with engineering to optimize gating and risering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 3+ years in a steel/iron foundry or ferrous metallurgy environment.
• Knowledge of steel melting, heat treatment, and casting defect analysis.
• Experience solving quality issues via data-driven analysis.
• Strong communication with customers and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee melt chemistry for carbon, low-/high-alloy steels.
• Develop and troubleshoot heat treatment processes.
• Evaluate scrap and alloy materials for quality.
• Perform metallurgical testing and interpret results.
• Review and approve material certifications.
• Lead scrap reduction and process improvements.
• Investigate casting defects and implement corrective actions.
• Support customer visits, audits, and technical discussions.
• Assist Sales/Estimating with technical feasibility reviews.
• Train production teams on process improvements.

Skills

Metallurgical knowledge

Data-driven analysis

Customer communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

MAGMA

ProCAST

SOLIDCast

SYSPRO

Job description

Insight Global's client is seeking a Foundry Metallurgical Engineer to oversee steel casting metallurgy, drive quality improvements, and reduce scrap across the manufacturing process.

You will support melting and heat treatment, defect analysis, and customer-facing technical discussions, lead scrap-reduction initiatives, review material certifications, and collaborate with engineering to optimize gating and risering.