Metallurgical Engineer

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

As a Metallurgical Engineer you will focus on being a hands‑on castings engineer using your metallurgical skills to create large castings. They produce large alloy castings for the aerospace, defense, petrochemical operations, industrial equipment and other markets. This company has a dynamic leadership team that truly values and appreciates the people that work there. You will be part of a team of 9 Metallurgist, some with significant experience. Excellent growth opportunities!

Due to the defense work the company does, you must be a U.S. Citizen.

Company – A major player in the casting and machining industry

• A growing $250 million organization with 800 employees and 4 divisions
• Production orders booked out for a year
• Ability to produce castings from 500 different alloys
• In addition to castings, they have a complete machine shop for fabrication, heating treating facility and testing lab
• Certifications include: AS9100, ISO 9001, Nadcap, and ASNT Levels II & III
• Dynamic leadership team who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Profit Sharing – First 6% is added to your 401K in addition to the match, and then there is a realistic potential for an additional cash payout.
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.

What you will be doing:

• 60% of the job will be working to improve alloy performance, casting processes, and product quality from the lab or 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 through root cause analysis.
• Partner with operations, quality, engineering, sales, and customers to deliver solutions.
• 40% of the job is desk duty preparing technical reports, certifications, and customer documentation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Support alloy improvement and manufacturing optimization projects.

What they are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum two years of experience in a foundry, casting operation, metals manufacturing environment, or related industry.
• Strong understanding of metallurgy, materials science, and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of casting processes and metallurgical principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage directly with customers on technical matters.
• Demonstrated accountability, initiative, and ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working in both office and production environments.