The Die Cast Process Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining metal casting processes to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role provides technical leadership for foundry operations, supports new product launches, drives process improvements, and works closely with production, quality, maintenance, and tooling teams to achieve operational excellence.
Primary Responsibilities
- Support and improve metal casting processes.
- Develop, document, and maintain casting process parameters, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
- Troubleshoot production issues related to casting defects and process variability.
- Provide day-to-day engineering support for foundry operations.
- Investigate casting defects including porosity, shrinkage, cold shuts, inclusions, and dimensional variation.
- Analyze process capability and implement improvements to reduce scrap and improve quality.
- Support capacity planning, workflow optimization, and production efficiency initiatives within the foundry.
- Collaborate with tooling, maintenance, quality, and production personnel to resolve process and equipment issues.
- Investigate quality concerns and perform root cause analysis.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce scrap and rework.
- Support new product introductions and production launches.
- Review part designs for manufacturability related to die casting processes.
- Participate in process validation and first article inspections.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.
Other Responsibilities
- Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Support FMEA, SPC, and control plan development.
- Assist with die tooling reviews and process optimization.
- Support ergonomic, safety, and risk-reduction initiatives.
- Successfully communicate and collaborate with engineering, production, maintenance, quality, customers, and suppliers.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in die casting or metal casting manufacturing; five (5) years preferred.
- Knowledge of metal casting processes, metallurgy, and solidification principles.
- Experience in a production or foundry environment preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Hands-on, production-focused mindset.
- Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Work Environment
- Collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Manufacturing and foundry environments with exposure to heat, noise, and industrial equipment.
- Travel to customer or supplier sites as needed.
- May require on-floor support during production trials, launches, and issue resolution.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Who We Are:
ArtiFlex Manufacturing designs and builds products and solutions for companies with tough challenges by employing people with a willingness and ability to be “Innovative. Problem Solving. Partners.” We support and embody a vision of safely growing our people and unleashing their full potential because we see greatness in everyone we hire. Better products and services for our customers result from the dedicated development of our employees. That’s our culture.
Benefits:
ArtiFlex employees are ArtiFlex owners with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). We provide a full array of Health and Welfare plans including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Long & Short-Term Disability, Life, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts, 401k Matching, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Annual Bonus, Tuition Reimbursement, Tool Purchase Program, Career Development, Training, Vehicle Purchase Supplier Discount, Company Events, Celebrations, and more!
