<p>Job Title: Foundry Quality Engineer</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>The Foundry Quality Engineer ensures that products and processes consistently meet internal and external quality requirements, including legal and customer standards. This role supports the quality function by maintaining and improving the quality management system, overseeing foundry-related quality activities, and driving continuous improvement across production and supplier processes. The engineer works closely with production, suppliers, and customers to ensure castings and related operations conform to specifications and quality system requirements.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Maintain and update Quality System documents, including creating and routing new revisions and coordinating training on new revisions. </li><li>Maintain compliance with ISO, PED, and Nuclear quality requirements as needed, ensuring documentation and processes remain current. </li><li>Perform supplier audits, maintain supplier certifications, and keep all supplier quality records updated and organized. </li><li>Coordinate with suppliers for calibration of equipment such as scales, calipers, ovens, and other measuring devices. </li><li>Maintain and track Quality System training requirements to ensure all relevant personnel remain compliant. </li><li>Assist in maintaining the internal audit schedule and support execution of internal audits. </li><li>Manage document control activities, including casting revision changes and comparing prints to ensure accuracy and consistency. </li><li>Conduct contract reviews to verify that customer requirements are clearly understood and integrated into internal processes. </li><li>Lead and support corrective actions, including investigation, root cause analysis, and implementation of effective solutions. </li><li>Facilitate management review meetings by preparing quality data, reports, and follow-up actions. </li><li>Ensure that processes are delivering their intended outputs by monitoring performance and implementing improvements. </li><li>Issue purchase orders for certified liquid penetrant (LP) and X-ray services and ensure proper documentation. </li><li>Review X-ray results to verify conformance to specifications and identify any nonconformities. </li><li>Oversee liquid penetrant operations and results, ensuring procedures are followed and quality requirements are met. </li><li>Provide training and ensure compliance for liquid penetrant operators, including acting as backup for LP operations as needed. </li><li>Monitor daily foundry processes for improvements and conformance to job ticket requirements and Quality System requirements. </li><li>Create weld maps and submit them as required to support traceability and quality documentation. </li><li>Review customer nonconformance reports (NCRs) and return material authorizations (RMAs), and coordinate appropriate responses and actions. </li><li>Assist with general cleaning room questions, including guidance on removing bosses, feeder pads, and similar casting features. </li><li>Enter scrap data, log returns, and lead or participate in scrap and returns meetings to identify trends and corrective actions. </li><li>Check in filler metal and ensure it meets required specifications and documentation standards. </li><li>Review physical test results and enter them into the quality database for tracking and analysis. </li><li>Maintain gauge control, including tracking, calibration, and verification of measuring equipment. </li><li>Prepare and submit quality assurance documentation to customers in a timely and accurate manner. </li><li>Collaborate with engineering and production teams on casting design, foundry engineering activities, and quality-related improvements. </li></ul> <p>Essential Skills</p> <ul> <li>Experience in quality engineering with a focus on manufacturing or foundry environments. </li><li>Knowledge of supplier quality management, including conducting supplier audits and maintaining supplier certifications. </li><li>Understanding of foundry engineering and casting processes, including casting design considerations. </li><li>Proficiency with quality control methods, including developing and implementing corrective action plans. </li><li>Familiarity with ISO, PED, and Nuclear quality requirements and related documentation. </li><li>Ability to perform and interpret document control activities, including managing casting revision changes and comparing engineering prints. </li><li>Experience overseeing or supporting liquid penetrant and X-ray inspection operations. </li><li>Capability to review and interpret X-ray and physical test results for conformance to specifications. </li><li>Strong skills in monitoring and improving production processes to ensure conformance to job tickets and quality system requirements. </li><li>Competence in gauge control and equipment calibration processes. </li><li>Ability to facilitate management reviews, scrap and returns meetings, and other quality-related forums. </li><li>Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to maintain accurate quality records. </li><li>Effective communication skills for working with suppliers, internal teams, and customers. </li></ul> <p>Additional Skills & Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD software for casting design and engineering support. </li><li>Background in foundry engineering, including familiarity with cleaning room operations and removal of bosses and feeder pads. </li><li>Experience creating and managing weld maps for traceability and documentation. </li><li>Exposure to customer nonconformance (NCR) and RMA processes, including investigation and resolution. </li><li>Ability to provide training to operators, particularly in liquid penetrant inspection and quality procedures. </li><li>Comfort working with databases for entering and tracking physical test results and quality data. </li><li>Employee ownership culture with profit-sharing bonuses, offering an environment where team members share in the company's success and enjoy strong retention. </li></ul> <p>Work Environment</p> <p>The role operates in both floor and office environments, combining hands-on foundry exposure with office-based quality and documentation work. On the production floor, the engineer works around casting operations, inspection activities, and cleaning room processes, using calibrated equipment such as scales, calipers, ovens, gauges, and inspection tools for liquid penetrant and X-ray operations. In the office setting, the engineer manages quality system documentation, training records, supplier certifications, and customer quality documentation, often using engineering and CAD tools such as SolidWorks and quality databases. The position involves regular interaction with production, engineering, and supplier personnel, in a setting that emphasizes continuous improvement, strong process control, and shared ownership of results.</p> <p>Job Type & Location</p> <p>This is a Permanent position based out of Pewaukee, WI.</p> <p>Pay and Benefits</p> <p>The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $85000.00/yr.</p> <p>Profit Sharing, Benefits, 401k,</p> <p>Workplace Type</p> <p>This is a fully onsite position in Pewaukee,WI.</p> <p>Application Deadline</p> <p>This position is anticipated to close on May 27, 2026.</p> <p>About Actalent</p> <p>Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.</p> <p>The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.</p> <p>If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.</p> <p>San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</p> <p>Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.</p> <p>Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.</p>