Casting Manufacturing Engineer

🕒 April 9

🏢🏡 Dearborn – Hybrid

💵 $86.6k - $166.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Ford Motor Company

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10,000+ employees

🚗 Transport

🔧 Hardware

👥 B2C

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $3G Post IPO debt on 2025-08

Transport • Hardware • B2C

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets, and services a wide range of passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, commercial vehicles, and electrified vehicles. The company operates vehicle sales through dealer networks and direct digital channels, provides financing and insurance services (Ford Credit, Ford Insure), offers connected vehicle software and services (SYNC, Ford app, BlueCruise), and supplies parts, service, and fleet solutions through Ford Pro. Ford also invests in electrification, battery manufacturing, and sustainability initiatives while maintaining substantial manufacturing and R&D operations worldwide.

📋 Description

• Serve as the subject matter expert for die casting equipment, driving equipment design development, troubleshooting and reduce failures. • Lead the maintenance and optimization of the entire die casting cell, including trim presses, ladles, extractors, spray systems, and material handling equipment. • Manage the seamless operation of auxiliary equipment, including robots, extractor, spray and temperature control units (TCUs). • Develop robust preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs to minimize unplanned downtime and extend equipment life cycles.

🎯 Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field. (Equivalent experience—typically 10+ years in a specialized role—may be considered). • Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a high-pressure aluminum die casting environment. • Technical Expertise: Ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematics, equipment design, electrical and pneumatic drawings. • Mechanical Expertise: Proven experience with operation and troubleshooting of die casting machines and peripheral equipment. • Safety Leadership: Deep understanding of industrial safety standards. • ****Preferred Qualifications:** • Robotics & Automation: Proficiency in designing, operating and maintaining 6-axis robots, 7th axis tracks, end of arm tooling and their integration within the die casting cell. • Thermal Systems: Specialized knowledge of Temperature Control Units (TCUs) and hot oil systems used in die temperature management. • Problem Solving: Certification in Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), or Lean Manufacturing principles. • Communication: Ability to lead technical teams during equipment design phase, breakdown situations and communicate effectively with leadership regarding equipment status.

🏖️ Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases • Tuition assistance • Established and active employee resource groups • Paid time off for individual and team community service • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.