Manufacturing Engineer - Lost Foam
Brunswick · Fond du Lac, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $63k–$91k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Brunswick (industrial) in Fond du Lac, WI. Monitor, collect, and analyze operating data to understand the effects of key process parameters and identify improvement opportunities.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping, SPC, PPAP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Base pay
- $63k–$91k
- Day to day
- relocation help
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About the role
Travel Required: No
Direct Reports: 0
Pay Range: $62,800 - $90,500
Visa Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Innovation is the heart of Brunswick. See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality:
Essential Functions
- ◆Provide hands-on technical engineering support and subject matter expertise for a defined family of lost foam castings across the entire manufacturing process
- ◆Monitor, collect, and analyze operating data to understand the effects of key process parameters and identify improvement opportunities
- ◆Provide day-to-day production support by troubleshooting casting defects, process variation, and upstream or downstream conditions
- ◆Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect reduction, process stability, productivity, cost reduction, ergonomics, and safety
- ◆Apply a systems approach to problem solving by evaluating how foam molding, cluster preparation, coating, sand, compaction, pouring, extraction, finishing, machining, leak testing, painting, and other operations influence final part quality
- ◆Collaborate with operations, quality, maintenance, controls engineering, tooling, and project management teams to implement process improvements
- ◆Support new casting program launches by providing DFM input and participating in tooling, simulation, process development, validation, and part review activities
- ◆Read and interpret casting and machining drawings, tolerances, specifications, CMM reports, inspection results, and other technical
requirements
- ✓Serve as a contributor to the PPAP process, supporting process documentation, validation, capability studies, and customer
requirements
Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent
- ✓Up to five years manufacturing, engineering, foundry, or related experience
- ✓Provide hands-on technical engineering support and subject matter expertise for a defined family of lost foam castings across the entire manufacturing process.
- ✓Monitor, collect, and analyze operating data to understand the effects of key process parameters and identify improvement opportunities.
- ✓Provide day-to-day production support by troubleshooting casting defects, process variation, and upstream or downstream conditions.
- ✓Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect reduction, process stability, productivity, cost reduction, ergonomics, and safety.
- ✓Apply a systems approach to problem solving by evaluating how foam molding, cluster preparation, coating, sand, compaction, pouring, extraction, finishing, machining, leak testing, painting, and other operations influence final part quality.
- ✓Collaborate with operations, quality, maintenance, controls engineering, tooling, and project management teams to implement process improvements.
- ✓Support new casting program launches by providing DFM input and participating in tooling, simulation, process development, validation, and part review activities.
- ✓Read and interpret casting and machining drawings, tolerances, specifications, CMM reports, inspection results, and other technical requirements.
- ✓Serve as a contributor to the PPAP process, supporting process documentation, validation, capability studies, and customer requirements.
- ✓Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skill with the ability to work effectively with cross-function teams
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Planner
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Completed coursework related to metal casting, lost foam, sand molding, foundry processes, or manufacturing engineering
- ✓Experience with PLCs, industrial controls, Allen-Bradley systems, ABB robotics, Ignition, SQL, Power BI, process traceability, shop-floor dashboards, data collection systems, or advance inspection technologies
- ✓Experience with 3D CAD software and the ability to review part, pattern, tooling, and manufacturing designs
- ✓Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma, statistical process control, or structured problem-solving methods
- ✓Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to use data and sound engi
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Location: Fond du Lac, WI – Plant 17
Workplace Category: Onsite
Position Overview
As a Manufacturing Engineer - Lost Foam, you will play a hands-on, high-impact role in Mercury's aluminum lost foam foundry (Plant 17), developing technical ownership for a defined family of castings from foam pattern production through finished cast parts. This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to work directly on the shop floor, apply engineering fundamentals in a real manufacturing environment, and see process improvements translate into safe, stable production and castings that exceed customer expectations.
You will partner closely with operators, foam molding, tooling, quality, maintenance, controls, machining, finishing, and other cross-functional teams to improve processes, solve production challenges, and strengthen performance across the entire lost foam value stream.
At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver.