Foundry Engineer

Grede Corporation • Iron Mountain, MI

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About The Position

The Foundry Engineer determines the most efficient tooling design and configuration to profitably produce castings within customer specifications.

Requirements

• Approach work assignments in a positive manner and function as a team member
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Technology or equivalent
• Modelling using Solidworks or Creo
• Simulation experience, MAGMASOFT preferred
• Experience in root cause defect analysis and resolution
• 2+ years of experience preferred
• Supervise highly diversified journey work and formulate new approaches
• Formulate and apply technical practices

Responsibilities

• Work with production control and other departments to ensure trouble-free and timely start-up of new jobs and engineering changes
• Prepare documentation of new work and set dates for completion of tooling, sampling, pilot runs, layouts, etc.
• Track, record and report progress
• Initiate communication with customers and tooling vendors on status and act as liaison on new job start-up, casting design and cost-reduction proposals
• Suggest design changes to enhance value on existing and new designs
• Collaborate with production and quality control to resolve scrap issues on existing programs
• Communicate with Sales Department on product development, tooling designs and new job status
• Communicate required changes to appropriate plant personnel
• Participate in the Cost Estimate Requisitions (CER's) process by developing estimates of tooling design, yield, and cost

Benefits

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Low-cost, comprehensive insurance plans
• Paid vacations and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Primary Metal Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree