Job Description

Prescreen Questions

1. Software & Verification: Please describe your NC programming experience. Include details regarding your experience with Siemens NX (Unigraphics) and program verification tools like Vericut.

2. Materials & Machining: Describe your experience developing machining strategies and creating custom tooling/fixtures for difficult-to-machine alloys like Inconel, stainless steel, and aluminum

3. Drafting & Tolerancing: Can you share examples of applying GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 while reading complex engineering blueprints

4. DFMA & Setup: Describe your process for establishing feeds, speeds, and setup sheets that enable first article success on tight-tolerance parts.

5. Please describe your experience applying AI to CNC programming.

   As part of a diverse and hardworking team of specialists, you will be responsible for the development and modification of NC programs for mills, lathes, and multi-axis machines supporting various spaceflight systems. You will contribute to all aspects of producing accurate programs and setup sheets, enabling first article success on tight-tolerance, high-value parts.

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   Responsibilities include but are not limited to:**

   • Create NC programs for CNC mills, lathes, multi-axis mills, multi-axis lathes, and VTLs to ensure engineering requirements are met
   • Develop machining strategies to translate design data into machined hardware
   • Develop and manage setup sheets
   • Collaborate with engineers, manufacturing engineers, and machinists
   • Design custom tools and fixtures as needed
   • Provide DFM/DFMA feedback
   • Drive process improvements in both machining operations and administrative workflows
   • Conduct product acceptance in accordance with company policy
   • Maintain configuration control on files and job records
   • Work safely within an industrial environment

   Minimum Qualifications:

   • Siemens NX / Unigraphics

   • Vericut or equivalent program verification software

   • Minimum 4 years of NC programming experience

   • Strong blueprint reading skills including GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994

   • Experience with tool and fixture design

   • Setup sheet creation and management

   • Cutter selection and custom cutter design as needed

   • Feed and speed calculations

   • Experience machining Inconel, stainless steel, and aluminum alloys

   • Familiarity with DFMA principles

   • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

   • Proficient with precision hand tools and personal computers

   • Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize work and meet project deadlines

   • Ability to build trust, maintain positive professional relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture

   • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

   Preferred Qualifications:

   • Mastercam 2017 or higher is a plus
   • Machinist experience

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• CNC Tooling
• CNC Programming
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• CNC Automation Solutions (Siemens)