Hands-on Manufacturing Engineer: Centrifugal Casting & DOE

Meridian Technologies; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Technologies seeks a Manufacturing Engineer 2 to advance centrifugal casting processes in a foundry setting. You will blend hands-on shop-floor work with DOE design, documenting results and refining manufacturing parameters to boost efficiency, traceability, and safety.

The role is roughly 75% shop-floor and requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintaining rigorous documentation and applying GD&T and problem-solving skills to continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 2–4 years of industrial experience required.
• Associate's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Master's degree may be considered with a minimum of 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support manufacturing processes associated with centrifugal casting.
• Prepare and start up manufacturing equipment for daily operations and experiments.
• Execute daily design of experiment (DOE) activities and document results.
• Analyze findings from previous experiments and make adjustments to support ongoing process development.
• Develop and evaluate manufacturing parameters for centrifugal casting processes.
• Support efforts to reduce exposure risks associated with traditional casting methods.
• Help develop processes that enable single-piece product flow and full product traceability.
• Identify and communicate process issues, needs, and roadblocks to the team.
• Document experimental results, process adjustments, and findings.
• Collaborate with team members to review results and determine next steps.
• Participate in weekly project/update meetings with leadership.
• Provide clear handoffs to the counterpart on the following shift.
• Apply GD&T, problem-solving, and manufacturing engineering principles to support process development.
• Work primarily on the manufacturing shop floor while following required safety and PPE procedures.

Skills

Manufacturing safety

GD&T

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Foundry processes

Hands-on environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Associate's degree with 4+ years experience

Master's degree with 2+ years experience

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Power Apps

Job description

Meridian Technologies seeks a Manufacturing Engineer 2 to advance centrifugal casting processes in a foundry setting. You will blend hands-on shop-floor work with DOE design, documenting results and refining manufacturing parameters to boost efficiency, traceability, and safety.

The role is roughly 75% shop-floor and requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintaining rigorous documentation and applying GD&T and problem-solving skills to continuous process improvement.