Manufacturing Engineer - Precision Machining & Planning

NTS; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range €4,400–€5,500

40+ days off

Personal development

Annual discretionary budget €150

Travel allowance

Pension

Laptop

Free fruit

Job summary

NTS Precision Eindhoven is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer Machining to drive quotes, routings, and process improvements for ultra-precise parts. You will bridge customers, designers, and shop floor to ensure µm-level accuracy while maintaining efficiency.

Starting on the shop floor as a CNC Miller or similar, you’ll grow into a full work planner role, shape tooling, and coordinate with CNC programmers and suppliers for high-quality production.

Qualifications

• Completed technical education at least at MBO 4 level or equivalent.
• Experience in precision machining on CNC milling/turning and related techniques.
• Experience as work planner, estimator, or CNC programmer or willingness to develop in this role.
• Ability to work with µm accuracy and read technical drawings.
• Good knowledge of Excel; familiarity with hyperMILL and Navision is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Quotation processing: calculate costs and issue quotes from customer docs.
• Assess manufacturability and advise on design for production.
• Guide NPI processes with customers and designers.
• Create routings and machining plans with setup and timing estimates.
• Design tools/fixtures for complex parts.
• Support and mentor shop floor staff; liaise with suppliers.
• Organize First Article Inspections and PFMEA, ensuring production docs and improvements.

Skills

CNC milling

CNC turning

Wire EDM

Sink EDM

Grinding

Measurement techniques

Excel

Education

MBO 4 level equivalent (Mechanical Engineering / All-round Machining)

Tools

hyperMILL (CAD/CAM)

Navision (ERP)

Job description

NTS Precision Eindhoven is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer Machining to drive quotes, routings, and process improvements for ultra-precise parts. You will bridge customers, designers, and shop floor to ensure µm-level accuracy while maintaining efficiency.

Starting on the shop floor as a CNC Miller or similar, you’ll grow into a full work planner role, shape tooling, and coordinate with CNC programmers and suppliers for high-quality production.