Product Engineer
About The Position
The Product Engineer performs engineering assignments supporting the development and production of magnesium and aluminum aerospace sand castings. The role implements production and processing methods and controls to meet quality standards cost-effectively, investigates and resolves work-in-process and production problems, and recommends and implements improvements to operating sequences and related processes. The engineer monitors assigned operations for compliance with approved methods and quality standards. The position designs gating, riser, and chilling systems; supports tooling design and development trials; reviews inspection and dimensional results; and investigates nonconforming castings and implements corrective actions. It also involves customer drawing review, maintaining casting-process work instructions, communication with customer technical and commercial groups, and following customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering, or a technical degree and experience equivalent to a degree.
- Five years of foundry engineering experience.
- Familiarity with customer and regulatory specifications, internal work instructions and forms, and ISO practices.
Nice To Haves
- An AAS in an engineering discipline with significant foundry experience will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Design gating, riser, and chilling systems for aluminum and magnesium aerospace castings to meet customer specifications.
- Work with tooling engineering, manufacturing, and pattern shop personnel to determine optimum tool designs for manufacturing processes.
- Design and determine development samples and trial castings or programs, and process and review them through manufacturing, inspection, and dimensional departments.
- Interpret inspection results; investigate nonconforming castings; institute corrective actions; confirm corrective measures; and document and amend process procedures.
- Investigate and resolve work-in-process and production problems.
- Review and interpret customer drawings.
- Create and maintain part-number work instructions for all casting process areas.
- Communicate and perform concurrent engineering with customer technical and commercial groups.
- Monitor assigned operations for compliance with approved methods and quality standards.
- Recommend and implement improvements or modifications to sequences of operations and related matters.
- Maintain familiarity with customer and regulatory specifications and internal work instructions and forms, and maintain good ISO practices.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
