Senior CNC Programming Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing

Yolk Recruitment; Portadown; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical benefits

Death in service benefit

Additional holiday

Job summary

MERITUS is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our client, a growing precision engineering business in Portadown, NI. Role focuses on offline CNC programming for aerospace components using MasterCAM, CATIA V5 and related CAM tools.

You will design fixtures, set up tooling strategies and work closely with Production and Quality to drive improvements from concept to production, with a strong emphasis on NPI and modern manufacturing technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in precision manufacturing or CNC machining.
• Hands-on CAM experience with MasterCAM, CATIA V5, Hypermill or EdgeCAM.
• Strong CNC machining knowledge and G & M codes.
• Experience in aerospace or precision engineering environments.
• HND or engineering degree, or apprenticeship with relevant experience.
• Collaborative, practical team contributor.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects for aerospace components.
• Offline CNC programming for 3-, 4- and 5-axis milling.
• Design fixtures and workholding solutions.
• Select cutting tools and develop machining strategies.
• Verify NC programs using Vericut and support prove-out.
• Create manufacturing processes, work instructions and setup docs.
• Work with Production and Quality to improve processes.
• Support projects from concept through to production.

Skills

CNC machining

MasterCAM

CATIA V5

Hypermill

EdgeCAM

G & M codes

collaboration

Education

HND or degree in Engineering

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

Vericut

Job description

MERITUS is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our client, a growing precision engineering business in Portadown, NI. Role focuses on offline CNC programming for aerospace components using MasterCAM, CATIA V5 and related CAM tools.

You will design fixtures, set up tooling strategies and work closely with Production and Quality to drive improvements from concept to production, with a strong emphasis on NPI and modern manufacturing technology.