Job DescriptionJob Title: Product Engineer, Castings
Job SummaryThe Casting Engineer is an experienced engineer and serves as the primary and responsible person for developing a casting solution for the parts developed by product engineering or received from the customer technical liaison. The person is charged with finding the optimum casting process and layout, developing a casting solution and tooling that will meet the customer requirements. This person is expected to function at a fast pace with minimum supervision in a technical environment. The requirements of the business may cause frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
ResponsibilityProcess Modeling (40%)- Evaluate casting designs for manufacturability and develop robust casting solutions that meet customer, quality, cost, and production requirements.
- Develop casting concepts, gating systems, runners, risers, cooling circuits, venting systems, and mold layouts for prototype and production applications.
- Perform and interpret casting simulations using MAGMASOFT, Flow-3D CAST, EKK, or equivalent software to optimize metal flow, solidification, thermal management, and overall casting quality.
- Apply engineering principles including metallurgy, statistical analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), CAE validation, and process capability analysis to support product and process development.
- Support a variety of aluminum, magnesium, and ferrous casting processes including High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC), Squeeze Casting, Gravity Casting, Permanent Mold, Semi-Permanent Mold, Sand Casting, Tilt Pour, PCPC, and VRC/PRC technologies.
Tooling Design (35%)- Designs, develop and support tooling designs for prototype and production programs utilizing Siemens NX or equivalent CAD platforms.
- Coordinate tooling development activities with internal and external tooling suppliers and provide technical support throughout design, build, validation, and launch phases.
- Establish and maintain process documentation, setup parameters, tooling standards, engineering records, and revision control activities.
- Supports manufacturing plants with tooling and process troubleshooting and maintains current tooling and process revisions.
Manufacturing Support (10%)- Support prototype builds, APQP activities, PPAP submissions, process validation, production launches, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
- Provide technical support to manufacturing facilities to resolve casting, tooling, process, quality, productivity, and launch-related issues.
- Lead or support root cause investigations, corrective actions, process optimization initiatives, and scrap reduction activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.
Technical Liaison (5%)- Serve as a technical liaison between product engineering, manufacturing facilities, suppliers, tool shops, and customers to communicate design, manufacturing, and process requirements.
- Participate in internal and customer design reviews and provide recommendations to improve manufacturability, quality, cost, and operational performance.
- Support engineering change management activities including evaluation, implementation, validation, and approval of design and process changes.
Program Management (4%)- Supports the Program Manager, manufacturing lead meetings, launch-readiness activities, trials, and launches at Linamar and supplier facilities.
Continuous Improvement (5%)- Supports plant scrap reduction, tooling improvement, and troubleshooting projects.
- Tracks annual savings and leads or supports value analysis/value engineering activities.
Career Development and Other Duties (1%)- Provides input to management regarding personal development and performs other duties as assigned.
Decision-Making Scope / Supervisory Responsibility- Mentor and support the development of engineering and manufacturing personnel through technical guidance, training, and knowledge sharing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of this position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Academic/Educational RequirementsBachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
Required Skills/Experience- Experience developing casting designs, gating and riser systems, cooling strategies, and mold layouts.
- Experience with casting simulation software such as MAGMASOFT, FLOW-3D, EKK, or equivalent.
- Proficiency with Siemens NX or equivalent 3D CAD software for casting and tooling design.
- Knowledge of aluminum, magnesium, and iron alloys, material specifications, and casting process capabilities.
- Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, engineering change control, basic statistics, DOE, and CAE analysis.
- Casting process engineering experience and casting tooling design experience are preferred
- Ability to independently prioritize work, solve technical problems, communicate with customers and suppliers, and support multiple programs in a fast-paced environment.
What Linamar Has to Offer- Competitive Compensation
- Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc.
- 401k Program
- Opportunities for career advancement.
- Sustainability Counsel
- Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
- Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.
