{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8f8c3f1565fa7e71d3fad1d2","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8f8c3f1565fa7e71d3fad1d2","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8f8c3f1565fa7e71d3fad1d2","title":"Application Engineer","description":"Job Description – Applications Engineer\n\nJob Title: On-Site Applications Engineer\n\nLocation: Waupaca, WI\n\nDepartment: Commercial US/Canada\n\nReports To: Commercial Manager\n\nPurpose: The On-Site Applications Engineer is the technical liaison between Foseco and a key strategic customer. This role will be based at the customer site daily to provide technical support for Foseco products and help identify new opportunities. In addition to these technical responsibilities, they will assist in developing, administering, and executing the Ferrous Foundry marketing strategies. The technical knowledge and skills of the Applications Engineer play a pivotal role in Foseco’s market differentiation strategies.\n\nDirect Reports: No direct reports; however, the position holder will provide technical insight and market direction as needed to other team members.\n\nDimensions of Position: Applications Engineers are the technical voice of the customer and provide insight into developing customer market strategies that increase Foseco’s customer value. Applications Engineers provide marketing and engineering support to strategic business segments where significant new business growth expectations have been identified.\n\nKey Result Areas:\n\nWork in collaboration with Account Executives to identify and execute optimization opportunities within customer’s facilities. This includes presenting optimization solution proposals supported by CAD–CAFIS and MAGMASOFT simulation.\nProvide ongoing technical assistance to customers in the form of the metallurgical, production process, gating, risering, pattern layout, product applications, and casting defect analysis.\nParticipate in Product Management, Product Development and Operation Teams in developing and commercializing new product designs.\nDevelop and present technical papers and seminars. Introduce product innovations and promote new technologies to customers and at Foundry Association Events.\nDevelop and maintain project plans and time management schedules.\nProvide comprehensive technical reports on customer projects.\nThis position will be based at the customers’ main location with up to 10-20% travel to other customer sites or other Foseco customers as needed.\n\nMain Interactions:\n\nContact\n\nFrequency\n\nPurpose\n\nCustomer\n\nDaily\n\nActively drive growth through customer process optimization and commercialization of Foseco products.\n\nFoseco Commercial and M&T teams\n\nAs required via phone conversations, email, or internal meetings\n\nSupport the growth and commercialization of Foseco products\n\n Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or science discipline. Preferably Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.\n\nExperience: 5+ years of Ferrous metals casting experience and foundry processes. Knowledge of modern foundry gating and risering practices and influencing factors, along with experience using refractory coatings in foundry settings. Experience in Six SIGMA and Lean is a plus.\n\nSkills & Behavior:\n\nAdaptive to changing environment\nCritical thinking and creative problem solving\nPersuasive and engaging, able to build support for ideas, confident in the position\nDevelop rapport and build relationships with others\nAbility to work in a Total Quality Team based environment\nSelf-motivated and project-oriented\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\nSafe work attitude\n\nProblem Solving & Complexity: The responsibilities and duties of the Applications Engineer position require a high degree of professional experience and expertise. The person must be self-motivated, independent, analytical, detailed, project-oriented, and have good judgment and planning skills.\n\nVesuvius USA offers the opportunity to contribute to the success of a world-class organization, a competitive salary, and generous benefits.\n\nVesuvius USA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that promotes workforce diversity and hires without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or other protected status.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.","company":"Vesuvius","rawCompany":"vesuvius","city":"Huron","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-26T07:58:15.538Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"41-9031.00","title":"Sales Engineers","slug":"sales-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"331513","title":"Steel Foundries (except Investment)","slug":"steel-foundries-except-investment"},{"code":"331512","title":"Steel Investment Foundries","slug":"steel-investment-foundries"},{"code":"331529","title":"Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting)","slug":"other-nonferrous-metal-foundries-except-die-casting"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Application Engineer","description":"Job Description – Applications Engineer\n\nJob Title: On-Site Applications Engineer\n\nLocation: Waupaca, WI\n\nDepartment: Commercial US/Canada\n\nReports To: Commercial Manager\n\nPurpose: The On-Site Applications Engineer is the technical liaison between Foseco and a key strategic customer. This role will be based at the customer site daily to provide technical support for Foseco products and help identify new opportunities. In addition to these technical responsibilities, they will assist in developing, administering, and executing the Ferrous Foundry marketing strategies. The technical knowledge and skills of the Applications Engineer play a pivotal role in Foseco’s market differentiation strategies.\n\nDirect Reports: No direct reports; however, the position holder will provide technical insight and market direction as needed to other team members.\n\nDimensions of Position: Applications Engineers are the technical voice of the customer and provide insight into developing customer market strategies that increase Foseco’s customer value. 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The person must be self-motivated, independent, analytical, detailed, project-oriented, and have good judgment and planning skills.\n\nVesuvius USA offers the opportunity to contribute to the success of a world-class organization, a competitive salary, and generous benefits.\n\nVesuvius USA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that promotes workforce diversity and hires without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or other protected status.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. 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