Job Description: Metal Engineer

Location: Milwaukee, WI

As a Metallurgical Engineer, your main focus will be utilizing your skills in metallurgy to work as a hands-on Castings Engineer. This position is open due to succession planning. You will be responsible for creating large castings using your expertise in metallurgy. The castings produced by this company are used in the aerospace, defense, and industrial equipment markets, among others. The company has a dynamic leadership team that genuinely values and appreciates its employees, providing excellent opportunities for growth.

About the Company

• A major player in the casting and machining industry
• A growing organization with $250 million in revenue, 800 employees, and 5 divisions
• Production orders booked out for a year
• Ability to produce castings from 600 different alloys
• Markets served include Aerospace, defense, energy, mining, petrochemical, food equipment, and process equipment
• Complete machine shop for fabrication, heating treating facility, and testing lab in addition to castings
• Certifications include: AS9100, ISO 9001, Nadcap, and ASNT Levels II & III
• Dynamic leadership team who were promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and individual growth

Benefits and Features

• Excellent Benefits and Compensation Plan
• 3% Employer match on 401K
• Health, Vision, Dental
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance and more
• Profit Sharing
• First 6% is added to your 401K in addition to the match
• Realistic potential for an additional cash payout
• Work/Life Balance
• Real vacation time, not a working vacation
• Supportive team
• Culture of Continuous Improvement
• Employees have a voice in the organization
• Good ideas are appreciated from all levels
• Business casual workplace

Responsibilities

• Defining metallurgical requirements for casting projects
• Troubleshooting problems with castings
• Providing technical support to external and internal customers
• Leading or assisting with continuous process improvements

Requirements

• BS in Metallurgical or Materials Engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in casting metallurgy
• Ability to work well with all levels of staff as a team player
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to defense work
• Experience with induction furnace melting, arc melting, AOD refining is helpful
• Knowledge of alloys, especially using copper, is advantageous
• Six-Sigma / Lean Manufacturing practices are also beneficial