Hands-on Process Engineer — Aluminum Casting

Arconic; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arconic in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Process Engineer to join our Aluminum Casting team. The role is hands-on, focused on capital improvements and production uptime, with clear opportunities to impact our ability to serve global customers.

You will translate customer and industry standards into process designs, perform troubleshooting and experiments, and partner with production, quality and maintenance to upgrade equipment, reduce cost, and sustain safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Metallurgy, or Chemical Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in billet/slab casting, aluminum melting, and processing.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not available.
• Access to controlled technology per ITAR/EAR; U.S. citizen or eligible to obtain authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Translate standards into process design, control plans, FMEA, and work instructions.
• Troubleshoot and design experiments to develop processes and products.
• Develop improvement plans using metallurgy/material science knowledge to reduce costs.
• Determine impact and controls for equipment/operations affecting product quality.
• Provide on-call support to restore flow and implement root cause solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for processes and procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Troubleshooting

Communication

Process design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Material Science/Metallurgy/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Spotfire

Microsoft Office

Job description

Arconic in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Process Engineer to join our Aluminum Casting team. The role is hands-on, focused on capital improvements and production uptime, with clear opportunities to impact our ability to serve global customers.

You will translate customer and industry standards into process designs, perform troubleshooting and experiments, and partner with production, quality and maintenance to upgrade equipment, reduce cost, and sustain safe, compliant operations.