Technical Specialist - Castings

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.

Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.

Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.

• Subject matter expert for complex and structural castings (high pressure die casting, semi-permanent molding).
• Provide manufacturing feasibility input to design engineering to ensure proper material selection, heat treatment, and acceptance criteria.
• Author material and process standards for cast materials.
• Develop and execute qualification plans to meet engineering requirements.
• Troubleshoot, root cause, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Drive advancements in new castings technologies.
• Coordinate CAE and physical validation testing

• BS/MS in Materials Engineering or other relevant fields.
• PhD in Materials Engineering preferred
• Min. 5 years of casting or process engineering experience (including practical experience in product design and development).
• Knowledge of process-structure-property relationships for cast materials.
• Working knowledge of cast manufacturing methods and practices.
• Ability to run casting flow simulations to optimize product design and minimize casting defects.
• In-depth understanding of property evaluations using a first principles approach.
• Hands-on experience with standard material laboratory equipment and metal testing procedures.

Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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