HPDC Process Engineer — Casting & Process Optimization

Mercury Marine; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 74,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

401k match

Health Savings Account

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid vacation

Product purchase discounts

Job summary

Mercury Marine, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is seeking an HPDC Foundry Process Engineer to lead the die casting process in Plant 17. You will own metal delivery, tooling integration, and data-driven improvements to meet quality, cost, and safety goals.

You will collaborate with controls, maintenance, quality, tooling, and operations while advancing traceability and manufacturing data systems. A strong foundry background and continuous improvement mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be hands-on on the shop floor in a foundry environment.
• Willingness to push the envelope with new processes and technologies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to make independent, data-driven decisions backed by logic.
• Excel in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with moderate supervision.
• Apply systems thinking to consider all plant factors when solving problems.
• Self-driven to grow professionally through training and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Own and control the HPDC process including metal delivery and die tooling.
• Monitor and analyze process data to improve capability and quality.
• Lead continuous improvement on quality, uptime, cost, and safety.
• Collaborate with controls, maintenance, quality, tooling, and operations teams.
• Support traceability, in-process inspection, and data collection systems.
• Lead DF M recommendations and initial casting trials for new tooling.

Skills

Hands-on foundry

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Systems thinking

Adaptability

Self-motivated

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical or Controls Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

ABB robotics

Excel

PowerBI

SQL Management Studio

SharePoint

Teams

Planner

CoPilot

MagmaSoft HPDC

Job description

Mercury Marine, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is seeking an HPDC Foundry Process Engineer to lead the die casting process in Plant 17. You will own metal delivery, tooling integration, and data-driven improvements to meet quality, cost, and safety goals.

You will collaborate with controls, maintenance, quality, tooling, and operations while advancing traceability and manufacturing data systems. A strong foundry background and continuous improvement mindset are essential.