Casting Engineer

Key Responsibilities

□ Project lead for development, casting, and delivery of parts to customer specifications

□ Ensure the uniformity and efficiency of mold designs to optimize process efficiency

□ Work with the Process Modeling team to simulate and optimize casting processes

□ Collaborate with various design groups to add foundry specific features to the CAD design for tooling release

□ Lead tooling design, production, and procurement efforts

□ Advance the state of technologies for tooling and laboratory support fixtures in support of manufacturing processes

□ Ensure dimensional and metallurgical conformance of final product to customer expectations

□ Utilize statistical process control and continuous improvement tools to maximize and optimize RPCL throughput

□ Coordinate cell activities with the Process Engineers and Operations Manager

□ Lead efforts to enhance the quality of cast components produced in the RPCL

□ Analyze and enhancing production processes to minimize non-conformances by implementing specific corrective actions where necessary to improve efficiency and overall part quality

□ Define and implement lead time improvement, cost reduction, and process improvement opportunities

Required Qualifications

□ B.S. degree in Engineering with 5+ years applicable experience

Preferred Qualifications

□ Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

□ A demonstrated history of implementing, maintaining and monitoring tooling for cast/core products and designing/monitoring associated quality assurance/control measures

□ Hands-on developmental and manufacturing experience with investment casting wax injection molding and wax assembly machinery and processes

□ Full proficiency in Computer-aided Design (CAD) systems such as NX

□ Ability to effectively work in a laboratory environment with a diverse group of skilled hourly operators and professional engineers.

Duration: Long term, could turn permanent for the right candidate.

Rate: DOE