Die Cast Process Engineer

**Job Title: Process Engineer

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**Company: Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc.

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**Department: Die Cast

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**Location: Clinton, TN

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**Position Summary

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As a Die Casting Manufacturing Engineer at Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, you will be responsible for improving, optimizing, and sustaining aluminum die casting manufacturing processes to meet high-quality standards and production efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve engineering challenges, introduce new technologies, and contribute to the overall success of our operations.

**Position Responsibilities

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The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• **Process Optimization:

  ** Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot aluminum die casting processes to improve product quality, yield, and cycle time.

• **Tooling and Equipment Maintenance:

  ** Collaborate with toolmakers and maintenance teams to ensure that dies, tooling, and equipment are properly maintained and meet production requirements.

• **Laser Marking:

  ** Oversee and optimize the laser marking of parts, including the implementation of 2D matrix codes for traceability and quality assurance. Ensure accurate and consistent marking throughout the production process.

• **Auto Deburring:

  ** Manage and improve the auto deburring process, ensuring that parts are free of burrs, sharp edges, and other imperfections to meet required quality standards.

• **Trim Pressing:

  ** Oversee trim pressing operations to remove excess material, ensuring the final product meets design specifications while maintaining process efficiency.

• **Distortion Tables:

  ** Utilize distortion tables to monitor and correct any material distortion or warping during the die casting process, ensuring product quality and dimensional accuracy.

• **Quality Control:

  ** Ensure that aluminum die-cast parts meet engineering specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements by applying effective measurement and testing techniques.

• **Process Design & Improvement:

  ** Recommend and implement improvements to existing processes, equipment, and layouts, focusing on cost reduction, energy efficiency, and waste minimization.

• **Root Cause Analysis:

  ** Lead root cause analysis for quality issues, process failures, and non-conformities to implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence.

• **Documentation and Reporting:

  ** Maintain detailed records of process changes, trials, and troubleshooting activities. Generate process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other technical reports.

• **Collaboration:

  ** Work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and R&D, to ensure alignment between maintenance and manufacturing.

**Qualifications:

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• **Education:

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  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or 4 to 6 years of related experience and a HS Diploma or G.E.D., or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• **Experience:

  ** 3+ years of experience in aluminum die casting or metal casting manufacturing engineering.

• **Skills:

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• **Certifications:

  ** Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent is a plus.

**Travel Requirements

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• Approximately 0 %

• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

**Work Environment Requirements

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With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.

• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).

• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.

• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.

• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

**Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

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• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.

• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.