Technical Support Lead - Cast Products

Luxfer MEL Technologies; Saxonburg (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxfer Holdings, PLC is seeking a skilled Materials Engineer to provide technical support for magnesium-alloy sand casting across North American customer foundries. You will process, melt, cast, and analyze magnesium alloys, using MAGMASoft for flow/solidification simulations and ANSYS Discovery for CAD-based design modifications.

Ideal candidates hold a Materials Engineering degree with Mg-Zr alloy experience and a track record in improving gate design and casting yield through advanced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or related field.
• Three years of experience in Mg-Zr alloy casting and magnesium foundry processes.
• Experience with MAGMASoft and ANSYS Discovery is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on magnesium-alloy sand casting for North American customers.
• Process, melt, cast, and analyze molten magnesium alloys.
• Utilize MAGMASoft to model flow and solidification; use ANSYS Discovery for design modifications.

Skills

Materials engineering knowledge

Magnesium casting expertise

Solidification analysis

Casting process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering

Tools

MAGMASoft

ANSYS Discovery

Job description

Position Responsibilities:

Provide technical support on magnesium-alloy sand casting to customer foundries within the Aerospace and Advanced Castings department for North American customers. Duties include processing, melting, casting and analyzing molten magnesium alloys. Software's used are MAGMASoft simulation software that allows one to generate a virtual representation of the sand castings in how molten metal flows and solidifies, as well as ANSYS Discovery which is a CAD modification tool that allows one to modify the design of the given casting's metal flow assembly within the sand mold.

Position Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Materials Engineering, or a related field, PLUS three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related position. Experience must include demonstrable knowledge of: gating & feeder design for gravity cast & differential pressure sand cast Mg-Zr alloys; solidification characteristics of ZE41A & Elektron 21 magnesium alloys; foundry technology & methoding for Mg-Zr alloys to enhance mechanical properties & increase casting yield; MAGMASoft simulations w Mg-Zr alloy datasets to model casting filling, solidification, & gating system; ANSYS Discovery Pro, and; feeding effectiveness calculations for Mg-Zr alloys w varying chemical compositions.