Senior CNC Programmer / Engineer
Job Title: Sr. CNC Programmer Pay Rate: $110,000 annually + Bonus Location: Sylmar, CA Area Code: 818, 747 Zip Code: 91342 Start Date: Right Away Keywords: #CNCProgrammerJobs #Sylmarjobs #SrCNCProgrammer Benefits:
- Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings
- Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.
- Develop, modify, and optimize CNC programs for multi-axis (3, 4, 5-axis) milling machines to support manufacturing of plastic transparencies, composites, and aerospace tooling components.
- Utilize CAM software such as Mastercam, NX, CATIA, or similar.
- Design and qualify cutting tools, fixturing, and work holding for aerospace and precision plastic CNC machining applications.
- Establish and continuously refine machining parameters, coolant/lubrication delivery, and machining strategies to drive stable, repeatable production while meeting requirements for tool life, dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and AS9100 compliance.
- Apply CNC simulation and verification tools (e.g., VERICUT) for digital twin validation, collision avoidance, and process reliability.
- Interpret and create technical drawings, GD&T, and 3D CAD models to produce accurate and compliant toolpaths.
- Evaluate and implement emerging machining technologies, tooling solutions, and industry best practices by actively researching suppliers, attending trade shows, and benchmarking new techniques.
- Evaluate, qualify, and recommend new CNC machinery and equipment, supporting strategic capital investment decisions to enhance precision plastic manufacturing capability, process reliability, and compliance with AS9100 and industry standards.
- Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering preferred
- 7+ years of progressive experience in CNC programming and machining in aerospace, defense, and high-precision industries, with experience in plastics machining
- Proficient in 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC machining, with experience on Zimmermann, CMS, Makino, DMG MORI, Mazak, Okuma, or Haas platforms
- Skilled in Siemens SINUMERIK, Fanuc, and Mazatrol controls
- Experienced in CAD/CAM software (Siemens NX, CATIA, Mastercam) and G-/M-code programming
- Able to follow instructions, sketches, blueprints, engineering drawings and manuals
- Capable of problem-solving: Exercises judgment, based on previous experience, practices and precedents, to identify and solve problems that arise with little or no precedent
- Effective oral and written communication
- Knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and blueprint interpretation, applied to aerospace and high-precision manufacturing tolerances.
- Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.
- Seguro médico, dental, de vida y plan de jubilación
- Vacaciones y días festivos pagados
- Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP)
- Cobertura por discapacidad/licencia y otras ofertas de beneficios voluntarios
- Los beneficios específicos se confirmarán al momento de la contratación.
- Desarrollar, modificar y optimizar programas CNC para fresadoras multieje (3, 4 y 5 ejes) con el fin de apoyar la fabricación de componentes transparentes de plástico, materiales compuestos y herramental aeroespacial.
- Utilizar software CAM como Mastercam, NX, CATIA o similares.
- Diseñar y validar herramientas de corte, dispositivos de sujeción y sistemas de fijación de piezas para aplicaciones de mecanizado CNC de plásticos de precisión y componentes aeroespaciales.
- Establecer y perfeccionar continuamente los parámetros de mecanizado, la aplicación de refrigerante/lubricante y las estrategias de mecanizado para lograr una producción estable y repetible, cumpliendo al mismo tiempo con los requisitos de vida útil de la herramienta, precisión dimensional, acabado superficial y cumplimiento de la norma AS9100.
- Aplicar herramientas de simulación y verificación CNC (p. ej., VERICUT) para la validación mediante gemelos digitales, la prevención de colisiones y la fiabilidad del proceso.
- Interpretar y crear planos técnicos, especificaciones GD&T y modelos CAD en 3D para generar trayectorias de herramienta precisas y conformes a las especificaciones.
- Evaluar e implementar tecnologías de mecanizado emergentes, soluciones de herramental y mejores prácticas de la industria mediante la investigación activa de proveedores, la asistencia a ferias comerciales y la evaluación comparativa (*benchmarking*) de nuevas técnicas.
- Evaluar, validar y recomendar nueva maquinaria y equipos CNC, apoyando las decisiones estratégicas de inversión de capital para mejorar la capacidad de fabricación de plásticos de precisión, la fiabilidad del proceso y el cumplimiento de la norma AS9100 y los estándares de la industria. Educación y experiencia
- Se prefiere licenciatura en Ingeniería de Manufactura o Ingeniería Mecánica.
- Más de 7 años de experiencia progresiva en programación CNC y mecanizado en las industrias aeroespacial, de defensa y de alta precisión, incluyendo experiencia en el mecanizado de plásticos.
- Competencia en mecanizado CNC de 3, 4 y 5 ejes, con experiencia en plataformas Zimmermann, CMS, Makino, DMG MORI, Mazak, Okuma o Haas.
- Habilidad en el manejo de controles Siemens SINUMERIK, Fanuc y Mazatrol.
- Experiencia en software CAD/CAM (Siemens NX, CATIA, Mastercam) y programación de códigos G y M.
- Capacidad para seguir instrucciones, bocetos, planos, dibujos de ingeniería y manuales.
- Capacidad para resolver problemas: aplica criterio, basado en experiencias, prácticas y precedentes previos, para identificar y solucionar problemas que surgen con pocos o nulos antecedentes.
- Comunicación oral y escrita efectiva.
- Conocimiento de GD&T (ASME Y14.5) e interpretación de planos, aplicado a tolerancias de manufactura aeroespacial y de alta precisión.
- Solo pueden postularse ciudadanos estadounidenses, titulares de tarjeta de residencia permanente (Green Card) y personas con estatus de asilo político o refugio.
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