Metallurgical Engineer

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 3% employer match

Health, Vision, Dental benefits

Profit sharing

Job summary

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. seeks a hands-on Metallurgical Engineer to improve alloy performance and casting processes for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets in the Milwaukee area.

The role combines lab and shop-floor work with strong collaboration across operations, quality, and engineering to deliver solutions and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in foundry, casting, metals manufacturing, or related industry.
• Strong understanding of metallurgy, materials science, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers on technical matters.
• Demonstrated accountability, initiative, and ability to manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• 60%: improve alloy performance, casting processes, and product quality from lab or shop floor.
• Support melting, casting, heat treatment, and finishing operations.
• Review customer specifications and technical requirements.
• Analyze metallurgical data, microstructures, and mechanical properties.
• Lead process improvements focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Customer engagement

Accountability & initiative

Office & shop-floor adaptability

Education

Bachelors in Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Science / related field

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.