Investment Casting Process Engineer at PRINCETON TOOL INC – Tampa, Florida

Princeton Precision Group: Always Advancing. Each business unit under the PPG portfolio has been deliberately selected for their ability to support their customers, lead their industry, and provide high quality products. Your journey with us is more than just a job. It is an opportunity to support the manufacturing of critical hardware to key defense programs, supporting missions to space and providing access for global travel. Join us in the journey!

The Investment Casting Process Engineer will ensure all safety, production, quality, and plant processes are being correctly practiced and executed. Accurate and consistent communication with team leaders, managers, administrative staff, and upper management will be essential to the success of this position. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes within an aerospace and defense investment casting environment. This position supports daily production activities while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The ideal candidate has practical experience across key investment casting processes and works effectively on the shop floor with production, quality, and engineering teams.

Highlights and Benefits

• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus; eligible upon hire
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays
• Tuition / professional development reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Optional HSA with company contribution
• Short-term disability, long term disability, and life insurance at no cost
• Limitless opportunity for advancement

• Ensure compliance with safety policies and rules
• Maintain and improve our die maintenance program; also perform die maintenance as needed
• Ensure paperwork is correct and complete per the AS9100D standard
• Ensure wax injection equipment function and output are according to specifications
• Complete one continuous improvement per week in the wax department to drive the largest cost reductions first.
• Act as a resource for employees to resolve operational issues during the shift
• Daily audit of wax ultrasound (UT) and X-ray compliance
• Assist teams to achieve existing goals in production and quality
• Provide technical support on all wax equipment
• Hands-on training for new employees, troubleshooting problems as needed
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Perform daily quality and process audits to ensure procedures are being followed on the manufacturing floor
• Update procedures/work instructions to reflect your proven and documented process changes and quality standards
• Perform data analysis and daily scrap reviewal to identify process repeatability
• Conduct engineering trials to evaluate improvements and document findings
• Document yields and present daily to management on a scheduled basis
• Ensure wax patterns meet quality standards by identifying deviations, leading root cause investigations, and implementing corrective actions
• Communicate with finishing and injection department managers daily regarding pattern quality.
• Complete any additional tasks required by management as needed

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• B.A. in Mechanical, Metallurgical, Materials, or Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Will consider three years minimum of wax injection operation or related experience
• Working knowledge of the investment casting process, including wax injection, and finishing.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing data tracking.
• Strong hands-on, shop-floor oriented mindset.
• Must have a good command of the English language, both written and spoken bilingual English / Spanish is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving skills: Six Sigma preferred

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Princeton Precision Group abides by applicable export control laws including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in accordance with the company's export control procedures. All positions require access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information. As such, persons considered for this position must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a “U.S. Person” under relevant regulations.