Foundry Process Engineer

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc; Manitowoc (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc in Manitowoc, WI seeks a Foundry Process Engineer to develop robust casting processes from concept to production. You will troubleshoot scrap and customer complaints, work with production leaders and operators, and use MAGMASOFT, DOE, metallurgy principles and process analysis to improve results.

Your process becomes the casting, and you will own projects from startup through production, collaborating with Engineering to review simulations and optimize the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience in an aluminum foundry, casting, or manufacturing environment.
• Understand metallurgy, gating systems, casting design, and process development.
• Comfortable troubleshooting problems using data, technical analysis, and sound judgment.
• Able to communicate well with engineers and people on the production floor.
• Experience with MAGMASOFT and SolidWorks is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop new casting processes and bring new projects from concept into production.
• Solve problems at the source by investigating scrap, defects, and customer complaints.
• Work directly with production supervisors and managers during new job launches and troublesome jobs.
• Use MAGMASOFT simulation to troubleshoot and improve casting performance.
• Apply Design of Experiments (DOE) and structured problem-solving methods.
• Evaluate metallurgy, gating systems, casting design, and process parameters.
• Design, program, and troubleshoot pressure testing, qualification, and machining fixtures.

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Metallurgy knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MAGMASOFT

SolidWorks

DOE

Job description

FOUNDRY PROCESS ENGINEERWisconsin Aluminum Foundry | Manitowoc, WIYou don't become a great casting engineer by staying behind a desk.At Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, you'll be where the real engineering happens – on the production floor, at the process, solving problems that don't have easy answers.You will develop casting processes for new products, troubleshoot existing jobs, dig into scrap and customer complaints, work alongside production leaders and operators, and use tools like MAGMASOFT, DOE, metallurgy principles, and process analysis to make a good process better. You will actually see the result of your work.Your process becomes the casting.WHAT YOU'LL OWNAs a Foundry Process Engineer, you'll help develop robust, repeatable, error-proof casting processes from new job startup through production.You'll:Develop new casting processes and bring new projects from concept into productionSolve problems at the source by investigating scrap, defects, and customer complaintsWork directly with production supervisors and managers during new job launches and troublesome jobsUse MAGMASOFT simulation to troubleshoot and improve casting performanceApply Design of Experiments (DOE) and structured problem-solving methodsEvaluate metallurgy, gating systems, casting design, and process parametersPartner with Engineering to review simulations and identify opportunities to improve the processDesign, program, and troubleshoot pressure testing, qualification, and machining fixturesSpend meaningful time on the production floor working with the people who run the processThis isn't an engineering role where you hand off your work and move on.You own the problem until it's solved.THIS MIGHT BE YOU IF…You probably enjoy the kind of problem that makes everyone else say:\"Why is this happening?\"And your first thought is:\"Let's figure it out.\"You'll fit well here if you:Have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related fieldHave experience in an aluminum foundry, casting, or manufacturing environmentUnderstand metallurgy, gating systems, casting design, and process developmentAre comfortable troubleshooting problems using data, technical analysis, and sound judgmentCan make decisions when the answer isn't sitting in a textbookCommunicate well with both engineers and people on the production floorWork well across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and leadershipKnow that the best solutions often come from getting close to the processExperience with MAGMASOFT and SolidWorks is highly desirable.WHY WAF?For more than 115 years, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has been solving some of the toughest aluminum and copper-based casting challenges. Today, our engineers work with advanced casting technologies and integrated manufacturing capabilities to take products from engineering and prototyping through production.But what makes WAF different isn't just the technology.It's the people who refuse to settle for \"good enough.\"Here, your work doesn't disappear into a spreadsheet. You'll see your engineering decisions on the floor, in the process, and ultimately in the parts we ship to customers.Stop looking for a job where you can make an impact.Find one where you can see it.Join WAF. Apply today.