CNC Programmer (Aerospace Manufacturing)

What you’ll be doing as a CNC Programmer:

• Working a Full-time position onsite at our Fife, Washington location.
• Develop machine processes and programs for the manufacturing of products in multiple-axis lathes and mills interfacing with tool engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers and production personnel.
• Analyze part drawings, sketches, and design data to determine dimension and configuration of cuts, selecting cutting tools, and machine speeds and feeds, according to knowledge of machine shop processes.
• Perform debugging and testing of CNC programs in the machining lathes and mills.
• Develop and maintain CNC programs of multiple-axis lathes and mills using an advanced three-dimensional programming CAD system.
• Writes program of machine instructions in symbolic language to encode numerical control tape or direct numerical control database to regulate movement of machine along cutting path.
• Write instruction sheets and tool lists to guide set-up and operation of the lathes and mills.
• Observes operation of machine on trial run to prove taped or programmed instructions.
• Revises program to eliminate instruction errors or omissions.
• Perform cutting tools evaluations, cost analysis and new technology implementation as well analyze tooling failures.
• Cycle Time Reduction: adjusting feed and speeds, wasted machine moves, and evaluation of better cutters.
• Maintain status reports on program availability on a timely basis.
• Receives, Loads, verifies, and stores digital data from customer per CAD/CAM/CAI Quality Assurance Plan
• Ensures synchronization of software revision levels to customer software revision level requirements per CAD/CAM/CAI Quality Assurance Plan and notifies customer of software and/or application changes per CAD/CAM/CAI Quality Assurance Plan
• Works with estimating staff to ensure timely support of company proposal effort, synchronization between sales proposal, estimating, programming, quality and manufacturing.
• Adheres to all workplace safety guidelines, policies, and laws determined by the company, state, and federal authorities, and ensures that personnel within the Programming department comply as well.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Available to work a full-time position with pre-determined shift times.
• Strong attention to detail
• Exhibits judgment in leading others to objectives with excellent oral and written communication skills – organized, self-motivated, manage multiple tasks and/ or priorities, easily adaptable to change.
• Team-player with a can-do attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Works safely and as part of a high performing team.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience using Mastercam
• 2+ years’ CNC machining operation experience
• 2+ years’ CAD experience
• Proficiency with MS applications and MRP systems

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.