<p>Kforce has a client that is seeking a Foundry Support Engineer in Mequon, WI.</p> <p>Position Purpose/Mission: The Foundry Support Engineer will support and sustain a growing suite of Foundry-based operational applications. The Engineer will ensure system reliability, drive continuous improvements and enable business users to maximize the value from this company's Foundry investment.</p> <p>This role requires deep technical expertise in Foundry, strong operational awareness and a focus on long-term system health and scalability. You will act as the critical bridge between IT, production and business teams for anything Foundry-related. You will also work closely with Palantir developers both during and after rollouts, participating in the application development lifecycle when needed and ensuring a smooth transition into ongoing support after rollout completion.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Act as the primary technical support for Foundry-based scheduling and operational applications </li><li>Maintain and refine scheduling models, optimization logic and data pipelines inside Foundry </li><li>Support change management activities, onboarding new users and training stakeholders as needed </li><li>Foundry Support Engineer will continuously improve application performance, usability and scheduling accuracy based on operational feedback </li><li>Build and maintain reusable components to allow rapid scaling across mills and product lines </li><li>Partner with IT Security, Infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure Foundry applications align with company's broader IT strategy </li><li>Build, monitor and optimize dashboards and KPIs for schedule adherence, throughput and operational performance </li><li>Document solutions and processes to enable scalable growth* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience </li><li>3+ years of experience building, maintaining or supporting applications in Palantir Foundry </li><li>Strong proficiency in Typescript for Foundry Object Builders (FOBs) and application development </li><li>Expertise in Python for ETL pipeline development (Code Workbooks, Code Repositories, Foundry Pipelines) </li><li>Solid understanding of finite scheduling principles and operational constraints in manufacturing environments </li><li>Hands-on experience with building and maintaining Foundry Ontologies and Data Assets </li><li>Experience building and supporting data pipelines for shop floor, SCADA, ERP and MES data </li><li>Familiarity with version control practices (Git) and basic DevOps/CI-CD concepts </li><li>Strong cross-functional communication skills with the ability to translate between technical and operational audiences </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>5+ years of direct Foundry development or support experience </li><li>Deep experience in manufacturing environments, particularly batch or continuous processes (melt shop, rolling mill, etc.) </li><li>Hands-on delivery of operational applications inside Foundry (scheduling apps, dashboards, etc.) </li><li>Familiarity with Palantir's best practices for ontology modeling, code management and modular component design </li><li>Experience mentoring or supporting business users and planners in a Foundry environment </li><li>Strong documentation habits with an eye for long-term system sustainability </li></ul>