Metal Foundry Design Engineer — Castings & Process Innovation

ME Global Inc. dba ME Elecmetal; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Quarterly bonus opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Strong retirement and savings programs

Generous time off: 3 weeks vacation, ;

Job summary

ME Global Inc. is seeking a hands-on Metal Foundry Design Engineer to support the design, development, and continuous improvement of cast metal components, tooling, patterns, gating, risering, and manufacturing processes.

You will work closely with engineering, quality, production, the pattern shop, and customer-facing teams to design castings that meet dimensional, metallurgical, quality, and cost requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Metallurgical/Materials or related field.
• Experience in a metal foundry, casting operation, pattern shop, tooling environment, or heavy manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of sand casting, mold design, cores, gating, risering, shrinkage, solidification, heat treatment, and casting defects.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and customer requirements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and project management skills.
• Comfortable working in both office and foundry production environments.
• Self-motivated, practical, and willing to collaborate directly with operators, supervisors, engineers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Review customer drawings, specifications, and 3D models to determine casting requirements and manufacturability.
• Design and improve casting layouts, patterns, core boxes, gating, risering, chills, and related tooling.
• Use CAD software to create or modify solid models, manufacturing drawings, and tooling concepts.
• Support solidification and mold-filling simulations to improve casting quality and reduce scrap.
• Partner with production, quality, and pattern shop teams to troubleshoot defects, dimensional issues, and process concerns.
• Recommend design changes that improve castability, reduce rework, and support customer performance requirements.
• Assist with new product launches, sample castings, process documentation, and production standards.
• Support cost estimating and quoting by providing engineering input on tooling, cores, risers, weights, yields, heat treatment, and finishing requirements.
• Maintain accurate engineering records, process notes, and product master data.
• Promote a safe, quality-focused, and continuous improvement culture throughout the foundry.

Skills

Strong analytical

Troubleshooting

Communication

Project management

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering/Materials Science

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Inventor

Creo

MAGMASOFT

Job description

ME Global Inc. is seeking a hands-on Metal Foundry Design Engineer to support the design, development, and continuous improvement of cast metal components, tooling, patterns, gating, risering, and manufacturing processes.

You will work closely with engineering, quality, production, the pattern shop, and customer-facing teams to design castings that meet dimensional, metallurgical, quality, and cost requirements.