Permanent Mold Casting Engineer: Lead Process Excellence

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co.; Manitowoc (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry | Manitowoc, WI is seeking a Permanent Mold Process Engineer to own and optimize permanent mold production from tooling design review through PPAP and steady production.

You will set and balance mold thermal management, design and refine gating and fill for gravity, tilt-pour and low-pressure molds, and use MAGMASOFT to predict fill and solidification before steel is cut, then prove it on the floor. Collaboration with toolroom, operators and quality teams is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in permanent mold, low-pressure permanent mold, or die casting (aluminum preferred).
• Understand how mold temperature, coatings and gating drive solidification and casting quality.
• Desirable: MAGMASOFT and SolidWorks proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Launch new permanent mold jobs from tooling design review through PPAP and steady production.
• Set and balance mold thermal management from die temperatures, water and air cooling, thermocouple placement, cycle time.
• Design and refine gating, risering and fill for gravity, tilt-pour and low-pressure molds.
• Use MAGMASOFT to predict fill and solidification before steel is cut, then prove it on the floor.
• Own die coating practice, mold preheat, and core integration for semi-permanent mold jobs.
• Attack porosity, shrink, cold shuts and misruns at the root using DOE and structured problem solving.
• Partner with our in-house toolroom on new molds, modifications and mold life.
• Work side by side with operators, supervisors, Quality and Engineering on troublesome jobs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing engineering

Tools

MAGMASOFT

SolidWorks

Job description

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry | Manitowoc, WI is seeking a Permanent Mold Process Engineer to own and optimize permanent mold production from tooling design review through PPAP and steady production.

You will set and balance mold thermal management, design and refine gating and fill for gravity, tilt-pour and low-pressure molds, and use MAGMASOFT to predict fill and solidification before steel is cut, then prove it on the floor. Collaboration with toolroom, operators and quality teams is required.