Job Description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking a skilled Tool and Die Machinist to join our team. As a Tool and Die Machinist, you will play a critical role in constructing, repairing, and maintaining tools, dies, fixtures, and gauges to meet manufacturing requirements. You will work closely with production operators to troubleshoot and preset tools, ensuring seamless production operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Construct, repair, and maintain tools, dies, fixtures, and gauges to precise manufacturing specifications
• Collaborate with production operators to troubleshoot tool issues and perform presetting as needed
• Ensure all tools and equipment are properly maintained and functioning within established quality and safety standards

Work Schedule:

• 1st Shift: Friday - Sunday, 12-hour days (5:00 AM - 5:30 PM)

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a High School Diploma and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

• 4 years of tool and die experience with manuall grinders, lathes, milling machines, and equipment
• Knowledge of tooling practices and techniques
• Ability to lay out work, plan machine operations, perform difficult machine set-ups and operations, and improvise tooling
• Ability to set up and operate machines with up to a 34" reach
• Ability to use hoists or lifting devices
• Ability to read blueprints, calculate dimensions including GD&T, and read measuring instruments
• Ability to machine for unusual adaptations
• Ability to program jobs using conversational CNC programing
• Experience with setting cutting tools
• Ability to plan and determines working procedure for tools and material requirements.  Designs simple tools, jigs and fixtures.  Makes sketches of parts and performs any layout as required.  Calculates and determines dimension, tapers, idices and other data using shop formulae and handbooks as necessary
• Ability to performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of machine shop and tool room practices and techniques, properties of various materials, the principles of application and operation of various types of tools, fixtures, dies, instruments and machinery, and the ability to plan and execute difficult work to precision tolerances.
• Ability to assemble, fit, aligns and adjusts parts to very close tolerances

Preferred Skills and Education

• Mazak control programing
• Lagun manual milling machine
• Hardinge manual lathe
• Manual surface grinders
• GD&T tolerancing 
• Heat treatment process
• Machinist degree

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.