Metallurgical Engineer – Casting & Process Improvement

Aspire Talent Solutions; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 3% match

Health, Vision, Dental

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Aspire Talent Solutions is seeking a Metallurgical Engineer to join our Milwaukee-area team. The role focuses on hands-on castings engineering, leveraging metallurgical knowledge to improve large alloy castings for aerospace, defense, petrochemical, and other markets. You will work with a team of nine metallurgists in a culture that values safety and growth.

Due to defense work, U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in metallurgy or related field.
• 2+ years in foundry or casting/manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of metallurgy and casting processes.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers.

Responsibilities

• Improve alloy performance, casting processes, and product quality in lab or shop floor.
• Support melting, casting, heat treatment, and finishing operations.
• Review customer specs, 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 and customer documentation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Support alloy improvement and manufacturing optimization projects.

Skills

Metallurgy

Casting

Quality analysis

Root-cause analysis

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

Lab testing equipment

Job description

Aspire Talent Solutions is seeking a Metallurgical Engineer to join our Milwaukee-area team. The role focuses on hands-on castings engineering, leveraging metallurgical knowledge to improve large alloy castings for aerospace, defense, petrochemical, and other markets. You will work with a team of nine metallurgists in a culture that values safety and growth.

Due to defense work, U.S. citizenship is required.