Foundry Engineer; in U.P. of MIch

Foundry Engineer

We are looking to fill a full‑time, day‑shift position with a manufacturer located in the U.P. of Michigan.

Foundry experience is not necessarily required but must have strong tooling background in plastics or metal stamping in lieu of foundry tooling experience.

SALARY RANGE: $85K TO $95K DOE. Relocation assistance is available $3k to $5k depending on location.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Technology or equivalent
• Modelling using Solid Works 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
• Environment:
  General office working conditions, frequent shop exposure, occasional travel
• Exhibit superior safety practices every day evidenced by outstanding housekeeping at all times
• Extend treatment to all other associates of the Company as individuals with the courtesy and dignity shown to customers
• Exceed customer quality and service expectations through attention to detail
• Exercise maximum care to protect the environment by fostering and supporting responsible operating procedures

• 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 Requisition s (CER's) process by developing estimates of tooling design, yield, and cost

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Paid vacations and holidays