Machining Process Engineer

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc; Manitowoc (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry is seeking a Machining Process Engineer to join the engineering team on the Manitowoc shop floor. You’ll work with machinists, engineers, suppliers and leadership to troubleshoot and optimize machining across the operation, not just update spreadsheets.

You’ll troubleshoot problems, optimize feeds & speeds, quote machining for WAF castings and develop work holding for new projects. Collaboration and hands-on analysis are key.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• 3+ years of production machine-shop engineering experience.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing problems.
• Knowledge of CAM, PFMEA, Control Plans and dimensional inspection.
• Ability to communicate with both engineers and machinists.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot machining problems and improve existing processes.
• Optimize feeds & speeds for quality and throughput.
• Quote machining for WAF castings.
• Develop and approve work holding for new projects.
• Evaluate machine tools, cutters and machining methods.
• Support machining quality processes and systems.
• Work with suppliers and help develop supplier capabilities.
• Use data, technical knowledge and problem-solving to improve processes.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAM

PFMEA

Control Plans

Dimensional inspection

Job description

MACHINING PROCESS ENGINEERWisconsin Aluminum Foundry | Manitowoc, WIDon't just support the process. Improve it.You know the sound of a machine that isn't running quite right.You know when the feed rate is wrong.When the tooling isn't right.When the work holding could be better.When a quality problem isn't really a \"quality problem\"—it's a process problem.And you probably can't help yourself from trying to figure out WHY.That's who we're looking for.Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry is looking for a Machining Process Engineer to join our engineering team and help solve real-world machining challenges across our operation.This isn't an engineering job where you'll spend your days behind a desk updating spreadsheets.You'll be on the floor. You'll work with machinists, engineers, suppliers and leadership. You'll troubleshoot. You'll optimize. You'll quote. You'll build better processes.WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DOTroubleshoot machining problems and improve existing processesOptimize feeds & speeds for quality and throughputHelp quote machining for WAF castingsDevelop and approve work holding for new projectsEvaluate machine tools, cutters and machining methodsSupport machining quality processes and systemsWork with suppliers and help develop supplier capabilitiesUse data, technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to make processes better, faster and more reliableYOU MIGHT BE A GREAT FIT IF…You have:An engineering degree3+ years of production machine-shop engineering experienceExperience troubleshooting manufacturing problemsA working knowledge of CAM, PFMEA, Control Plans and dimensional inspectionThe ability to communicate with both engineers AND the machinists making the partsEven better?You've machined castings before.You understand that the answer isn't always in the textbook.Sometimes you have to go to the machine, talk to the machinist, look at the part, understand the material, look at the tooling, and figure it out.WHAT MAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY DIFFERENT?You're joining a company that has been solving casting challenges since 1909.WAF combines foundry, engineering, tooling, machining and quality capabilities under one organization.You'll work alongside people who design and manufacture complex aluminum, bronze and brass castings for industries including automotive, agriculture, marine, transportation, medical and more.And you're not walking into a stagnant operation.WAF is constantly evolving its capabilities, processes and equipment—and we want engineers who want to evolve with us.READY TO SOLVE SOMETHING?Apply today.