Foundry Simulation Engineer | Continuous Improvement

KSB US; Grovetown (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KSB GIW, Inc. in Grovetown, GA is seeking a Simulation Specialist Manufacturing Engineer to lead casting simulations and drive continuous improvement of foundry processes.

You will work across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to optimize pattern-making, melting, pouring, heat treating, and machining, with exposure to MAGMAsoft, ProCAST, and SOLIDCast. A Bachelor’s degree and Lean/Six Sigma experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with MAGMAsoft, ProCAST, SOLIDCast or FLOW-3D CAST.
• Work instruction development experience.
• Process risk analysis, PFMEA, Control Plans.
• Knowledge of foundry, heat treatment, machining and assembly.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• 3D CAD experience, SolidWorks or NX.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.

Responsibilities

• Set up, run, and analyze filling, solidification, and stress simulations.
• Interpret and communicate simulation results to cross-functional teams.
• Develop simulation strategies to support new product development, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Validate, maintain, and update work instructions based on simulations and shop floor results.
• Review, implement and improve foundry processes for new and legacy products.
• Lead cross-functional resources on root cause analysis.
• Implement scrap reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop relationships as a trusted technical leader on the foundry floor.
• Apply and interpret simulations to assist development and improvement of pattern-making, setup, molding, melting, alloying, pouring, heat treating, cleaning and machining of metals.
• Actively engage the design for manufacturability process for product development.

Skills

Industrial safety

Quality management

Lean manufacturing

Microsoft Excel

ERP (SAP)

3D CAD

PFMEA

Process risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

MAGMAsoft

ProCAST

SOLIDCast

FLOW-3D CAST

SolidWorks

NX

SAP (ERP)

Job description

KSB GIW, Inc. in Grovetown, GA is seeking a Simulation Specialist Manufacturing Engineer to lead casting simulations and drive continuous improvement of foundry processes.

You will work across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to optimize pattern-making, melting, pouring, heat treating, and machining, with exposure to MAGMAsoft, ProCAST, and SOLIDCast. A Bachelor’s degree and Lean/Six Sigma experience are required.