Reporting to the Applications Engineering Manager, the CNC Programmer Applications Engineer is responsible for providing hands-on support on the manufacturing floor to develop new processes, improve existing protocols, train and mentor machinist and help find solutions to critical manufacturing issues. The role will be creating programs and or modifying existing programs as needed to establish setup processes for the CNC Mill, Turn, or Grinding departments. This position will work closely with the Manufacturing Engineers, Tool Makers, and Machinists to develop a smart effective approach so we can continually improve our product quality and delivery performance.

• Analyzes and translates      drawings and specifications of jobs to coordinate set-ups and operations      in order to meet manufacturing and production.

• Determines best-practice      processes for various machining operations and designates the proper      tooling to ensure quality and cost-effective product delivery.

• Create tooling paths using CAD/CAM software and properly select the cutting tools that will be needed to generate code for various 3, 4, 5 multi-axis work for milling, turning, and grinding operations.

• Verify tool path in Vericut Software

• Produce setup descriptions and tool lists for machinist

• Documents and establishes standards to incorporate engineering changes and improvements

• Provide training resources and training instructions of set up procedures and machining processes for machinist

• Participate in ongoing conversations with engineers, supervisors, and machinist to resolve any issues related to processes, quality, part completion, and customer satisfaction to aid in continuous improvement to eliminate operating problems, increase productivity, and improve product quality.

• Participate in the conception and design of complex work-holding/fixtures/gages.

• Work with tooling vendors to evaluate and obtain the best cutting tool technologies for high- temperature superalloys commonly used in the Gas Turbine Industry.

• Develop prototypes and test new programs/methods working in a hands-on environment with shop floor personnel to gain feedback on potential improvements.

• Assists Quality Department in identifying and correcting programming issues that led to non-conformances

• Provides time studies, router, and job cost review to ensure standards are up to date and being met

• Create and or maintain documentation of all types as required

• Follow work instructions, procedures, safety, and company policies as given