Coordinate with planning, manufacturing engineering, tooling design, and machine operators to optimize cycle times, reduce scrap, and address manufacturability concerns. Responsibilities: Create, verify, and revise Machine Control Data (MCD), tooling geometry, and setup documentation for multi-axis CNC machines (primarily 5-axis).
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Location
Everett, WA
Description
Our Client, an Aerospace and Defense company, is looking for a multiple Numerical Control Programmers for their Everett, WA location.
Responsibilities:
Create, verify, and revise Machine Control Data (MCD), tooling geometry, and setup documentation for multi-axis CNC machines (primarily 5-axis).
Interpret engineering drawings, planning documentation, and manufacturing requirements to develop robust NC programs for aluminum and hard-metal parts.
Develop multiple setups and operations for complex part geometries, ensuring fixturing, tooling, and machine selection support producibility and tolerances.
Produce clear setup sheets and operator instructions that enable consistent and safe machine operation.
Use simulation/verification tools (e.g., Vericut) to validate programs and eliminate collisions or gouges prior to shop-floor execution.
Troubleshoot and iterate programs based on first-article inspections, in-process feedback, and shop-floor testing.
Coordinate with planning, manufacturing engineering, tooling design, and machine operators to optimize cycle times, reduce scrap, and address manufacturability concerns.
Lead the design of custom fixtures and complex tooling arrangements and define machining strategies across multiple operations and machines.
Maintain program documentation, revisions, and configuration control per company/contract requirements.
Requirements:
5+ years of NC programming experience for production machining or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated experience programming 5-axis CNC machines for aerospace parts (aluminum and hard metals).
Proficiency reading and interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing documentation.
Proficient in CATIA V5 NC programming.
Proficient in NC simulation/verification tools such as Vericut.
Ability to create clear setup documentation and operator instructions.
Education / Experience: AA degree in related discipline and typically 3 or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience creating custom fixtures and tooling for multi-setup machining operations.
Experience defining machining strategy and selecting appropriate machines and processes for part families.
Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing processes, inspection practices, and first-article requirements.
Strong problem-solving skills with a track record of reducing cycle times or improving producibility.
Effective communicator with experience collaborating across planning, engineering, and shop-floor teams.
Experience with additional CAM systems or post-processors commonly used in aerospace environments.