CNC Programmer and Machinist

Sphere Defense; Nijvel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation

Year-end bonus eligibility

Mobility Budget

32 days of holidays

Meal vouchers

Private Health insurance

Job summary

Sphere Defense is seeking an experienced CNC Programmer and Machinist to join our engineering-driven team in Belgium. You will program and operate 5-axis mill-turn machines to produce aerospace-grade components from aluminum, steel, and titanium.

You will transform CAD data into CAM toolpaths, read drawings with GD&T, and ensure parts meet exacting specifications through part inspection and CAM program maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience programming and operating 5-axis CNC machines (mill/turn) for light to heavy aerospace-grade alloys.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings with GD&T.
• Proficient in CAM processing steps and posting to CAM software packages.
• Track record of maintaining CAM programs in a structured library.
• Experience with quality inspection and tolerance verification.
• Familiarity with HEIDENHAIN and FANUC controllers.

Responsibilities

• Transform CAD files to CAM toolpaths for 5-axis milled/turned parts.
• Read drawings/models to ensure dimensions and specs are met.
• Verify machined parts against drawings via manual and automated inspection.
• Version, document, and maintain CAM programs in the company library.
• Program and operate 5-axis mill-turn CNC machines for aerospace components.
• Ensure machine health and tolerance checks are performed.

Skills

5-axis milling

5-axis turning

GD&T reading

CAM programming

Post-processors

CNC operation

Quality systems

Tools

Autodesk Fusion 360

hyperMILL

NX CAM

HEIDENHAIN controllers

FANUC controllers

Job description

Who we are

Sphere Defense is a fully funded technology startup with the mission of providing allied countries with sovereign, effective and seamless autonomous countermeasures to neutralize todays’ and tomorrow’s aerial threats.

Sphere Defense was founded by industry veterans with previous successful exits, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in the heart of Europe.

About you

You are an experienced and highly-motivated CNC Programmer and Machinist that has worked programming and operating CNC machines (mill/turn) for complex, tight tolerance, 5-axis pieces in a variety of aerospace-grade alloys (e.g.: aluminum, steel, titanium).

What you’ll do

• Transform CAD files to CAM toolpaths for high-precision, 5-axis milled/turned pieces

• Read CAD models and drawings to ensure adherence to required dimensions and specifications

• Ensure machined parts correspond to drawings via manual and automated measuring

• Version, document and maintain CAM programs within the company library

• Program and operate 5-axis mill-turn CNC machines for complex manufacturing of parts in aerospace-grade alloys

• Ensure good working order of mill-turn CNC machines, including tolerance checks

Location

Onsite in Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, with occasional travel to Brussels.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working with complex and tight tolerance 5-axis machined parts (milled/turned)

• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings and models, including interpretation of GD&T

• Demonstrated experience working with aluminum and steel on milling/turning machines

• Experience working with clients in regulated industries such as medical, aerospace, defense

• Excellent understanding of CAM processing steps, with proficiency in at least one CAM software package (e.g. Autodesk Fusion, hyperMILL, NX CAM) and using post-processors

• Experience working with controllers such as HEIDENHAIN and FANUC

• Good command of English, French and/or Dutch is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-performance or hard materials such as titanium and Inconel

• Experience with metal bending machines and other kind of machinery (laser welders, waterjet cutters)

• Experience working in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment

• Experience operating within Quality Management Systems

What we offer

• Attractive compensation

• Year-end bonus eligibility

• Mobility Budget

• 32 days of holidays

• Meal vouchers

• Private Health insurance

We are building a core team of hard-working people. If you want to join a company with tremendous impact and you are autonomous, creative and driven, we want to hear from you!

Sphere Defense offers attractive compensation and a unique opportunity to change the global defense landscape.

This role is only open to candidates with right to work in Belgium. We cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.