Foundry Process Engineer

FOUNDRY PROCESS ENGINEER (ALUMINUM CASTING)

📍 On-Site · ATEK Metal Technologies 💼 Full-Time · Salaried / Exempt 📊 Reports to Engineering Manager

Put your ideas to work at ATEK

At ATEK Metal Technologies, you’ll help shape the processes that turn raw metal into precision castings. Your work will have a direct impact on product quality, production efficiency, and the ability of our operators to do their jobs successfully.

This is an opportunity to stay close to the work and see the results of your decisions. You’ll support new product launches, solve production challenges, and lead improvements that reduce scrap and make processes more reliable. Working with the Engineering Manager, operators, and design engineering, you’ll take ownership of assigned processes from development and validation through daily production.

For an engineer who enjoys practical problem solving, this role offers the chance to turn ideas into improvements the team can see and measure.

What you’ll contribute

• Develop and validate processes. Establish operating processes for new and existing products that meet customer requirements, cycle time targets, and quality standards.

• Lead continuous improvement. Deliver projects that reduce scrap, improve efficiency, and strengthen process control.

• Solve production problems. Identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurring issues.

• Create clear operating standards. Develop instructions that help operators perform work safely, consistently, and accurately while supporting audit readiness.

• Collaborate across teams. Work with design engineering to resolve equipment and tooling issues before they affect production.

• Train and coach operators. Explain procedures and process changes, helping employees build the knowledge and confidence to succeed.

• Own your results. Follow improvements through implementation and verify that they deliver the intended outcome.

Experience you’ll need

• At least three years of foundry experience directly related to low-pressure aluminum casting and process engineering.

• Demonstrated experience solving molding process problems in a foundry environment.

• Experience reducing foundry process scrap.

• A record of delivering continuous improvement projects.

• Flexibility to support second- or third-shift operations and weekends as needed.

Additional experience we value

• Applying Six Sigma methods.

• Working with foundry automation.

• Experience with tooling, core making, and post-molding processes, including heat treatment, de-coring, and finishing.

Where you’ll work

You’ll spend significant time on the foundry floor, where heat, dust, fumes, metalworking fluids, and noise are part of the environment. Required personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed footwear. The role also includes desk work for documentation and programming as needed.

Ready to make an impact?

Bring your curiosity, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement to ATEK Metal Technologies. Apply to help build better processes and support the people who make them work.