CNC Machinist / Programmer

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is looking for a CNC Machinist / Programmer to work in Chelmsford, UK. You will be responsible for manufacturing precision components, programming CNC machines, and collaborating with engineers on innovative projects. Candidates should have CADCAM programming experience and be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 in Engineering. This role offers an opportunity to advance your skills in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced CNC milling machinist.
• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Engineering or higher.
• Desire to advance to 5-axis programming.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture small batch/prototype components.
• Programme, set and run 3-axis CNC milling machines.
• Operate manual milling machines and lathes.

Skills

3D CADCAM programming

Problem-solving

Excellent communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering

Apprentice trained

Job description

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Location(s): Chelmsford

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Location(s): Chelmsford

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

CNC Machinist / Programmer

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced CNC machinist to work at our site in Great Baddow, Chelmsford.

As a CNC machinist within our manufacturing centre, you will be instrumental in assisting with the delivery of innovative research projects to quality, time and budget. Liaising with engineering and technical staff within the BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence Laboratories (DI Labs), this role will provide you with the chance to become involved in challenging activities within a friendly and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities as a CNC Machinist will involve:

You will be required to manufacture small batch / prototype and production components ranging from highly accurate aerospace components through to lab use demonstrator items within time and budget.

The successful applicant will need to be able to programme, set and run 3 axis CNC milling machines using CADCAM software and also via the machine control. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the desire to advance to 5 axis programming and setting in the future.

Also required is the ability to operate manual milling machines and lathes.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work on their own initiative and demonstrate a flexible working attitude as part of this interesting role.

Ensure that all manufacturing activities are undertaken in line with AI Labs process and SHE requirements.

Essential

Your skills and qualifications as a CNC machinist:

Experienced CNC milling machinist

3D CADCAM programming experience

Able to programme, set and operate different machine tools, as well as operate manual milling machines and lathes

Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Engineering (or equivalent) or higher

Apprentice trained

Desirable

Experience of working closely with designers and engineers to assist with the DFM attributes of new hardware design.

Experience of aerospace component manufacture, first article inspection reports etc.

What We're Looking For In You

You will have strong problem-solving skills. You will also possess excellent communication skills to effectively articulate technical information to a variety of engineers and customers. You will be expected to gain security clearance for this role

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Capabilities

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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