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Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. CNC Operator Programmer in San Luis Obispo, California
CNC OPERATOR/PROGRAMMER
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a CNC Operator/Programmer to join our team. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to: rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.
**This position is fully on-site at Empirical System's Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for all machining processes within the shop.
Manage schedules, material acquisition and resource loading within the shop.
Provide feedback to Engineering teams
Work with Quality Assurance on troubleshooting and resolving recurring nonconformances.
Responsible for mentoring and leading shop members to be safe, motivated, and effective.
Develop and maintain CNC 3-axis and 5-axis mill programs using CAD/CAM systems such as SolidWorks and Mastercam
Perform debugging and testing of CNC programs.
Set up and run 3-axis and 5-axis mills.
Analyze tooling and process failures for root cause and apply corrective actions.
Implement cycle time reduction by evaluating and modifying feeds and speeds, wasted machine moves, and evaluation of improved tooling and techniques.
Use Work Orders to track and complete jobs and maintaining material traceability.
Work closely with Engineering to refine designs that better enable machinability.
Support activities around expansion and optimization of machine shop activities.
Participates in hiring activities of machine shop technicians.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
5-axis programming experience.
Ability to design machining fixtures.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
Well versed in GD&T and inspection procedures and processes.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs.
Proficient with inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, etc.
Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 quality standards.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Desired Qualifications and Skills:
Experience converting labor intensive machining processes into lights out machining scenarios.
Experience with pallet changing systems.
Understanding of 5S, six-sigma and lean principles.
Experience with ERP/MRP workflows.
Ability to perform basic preventative maintenance on CNC machines.
Standard Benefits:
Health: Health/Dental/Vision
PTO
Retirement: 401k
Casual dress code, Free snacks
Amazing location to live, work, and play
ESAero is an equal opportunity employer.
Must present proof of authorization to work in the United States
Hiring Range: $75k-$110k Annually
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