Hands-on Metallurgical Engineer: Large Alloy Castings

Key People; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Key People is seeking a hands-on Metallurgical Engineer to advance large alloy castings for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. You will join a team of metallurgists in a dynamic, growth‑oriented culture with certifications including AS9100 and Nadcap.

The role emphasizes lab and shop floor work, improving alloy performance and process efficiency while supporting precision testing, documentation, and customer collaboration. U.S. citizenship is required due to defense work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in metallurgical field required.
• Strong metallurgy knowledge and manufacturing process understanding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers.
• Proven accountability, initiative, and ability to manage priorities.
• Comfortable in both office and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Improve alloy performance, casting processes, and product quality from lab/shop floor.
• Support melting, casting, heat treatment, and finishing operations.
• Review customer specifications, purchase orders, and technical requirements.
• Analyze metallurgical data, microstructures, and mechanical properties.
• Troubleshoot quality and production challenges via root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, engineering, sales, and customers to deliver solutions.
• Prepare technical reports, certifications, and customer documentation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives focusing on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Support alloy improvement and manufacturing optimization projects.

Skills

Metallurgy

Materials science

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

Key People is seeking a hands-on Metallurgical Engineer to advance large alloy castings for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. You will join a team of metallurgists in a dynamic, growth‑oriented culture with certifications including AS9100 and Nadcap.

The role emphasizes lab and shop floor work, improving alloy performance and process efficiency while supporting precision testing, documentation, and customer collaboration. U.S. citizenship is required due to defense work.