Role: Tooling Engineer is required to conduct APQP with customer , design tooling and oversee the build of tooling. Identify processes to produce a casting to customers’ needs/specifications. Utilize flow and solidification software to assist in planning for gating and rigging.

Primary responsibility:

Provide leadership and management skills to supervise and train pattern shop personnel. Instructing employees to maintain and repair tooling, make and install gating and rigging.
Work directly with customers and suppliers on tooling development.
Track/report on progress of new work and engineering changes.
Assist with quoting process.
Assist Manufacturing with improvements on existing work.
Monitor status of jobs placed on hold.

Qualifications:

5 years of foundry experience.
Experienced in engineering casting processes for gray and ductile iron castings
Able to interpret customer supplied 2D drawings and 3D CAD casting models to determine foundry capability, process methods and tooling development

Capable of designing patterns, coreboxes, fixtures, coreprinting, partings and working with pattern suppliers to develop and build tooling.
Ability to design gating and riser systems to produce defect free castings.
Experienced in Solidification modeling.
Ability to create 3D models of basic gating shapes for solidification and flow modeling.
Possess excellent problem solving skills.
Ability to perform root cause analysis and resolve process quality defects.
Understanding of green sand and no-bake molding processes.
Ability to analyze and improve processes for yield, efficiencies and cost reductions.
Highly organized. Able to manage multiple projects to satisfy timelines.
Excellent communication skills. Able to represent Badger Foundry and communicate with customers.
Maintain engineering records, job tracker, lead daily production meetings.
Possess excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Badger Foundry Company

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