Precision Machining Engineer & Process Planner

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

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Discretionary budget

Travel allowance

Pension plan

Laptop & phone

Free fruit

Job summary

NTS Precision Eindhoven is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Machining to lead quotation, routings, and process planning for ultra-precise parts in a high-technology environment. You’ll bridge customers, designers, and shop-floor teams to ensure manufacturability, accuracy, and efficient production.

You will start on the shop floor as a CNC Miller to gain product and process knowledge and grow into the full work-planner role, balancing customer requirements with internal efficiency.

Qualifications

• Completed technical education at least at MBO 4 level, such as Mechanical Engineering, All-round Machining, or similar.
• Practical experience in precision machining as a CNC Miller and/or CNC Turner and knowledge of other machining techniques, such as wire and sink EDM and grinding; knowledge of measurement techniques is a plus.
• Experience as a work planner, estimator, or CNC programmer in the machining industry, or initial experience in this role and the ambition to further develop yourself.
• Working with µm accuracy, technical drawings, and form and positional tolerances are second nature to you.
• Good knowledge of Excel; experience with hyperMILL (CAD/CAM) and Navision (ERP) is a strong plus.
• Precise, communicative, and able to switch easily between the office and the shop floor.
• Good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Handling quotation processes: making calculations and issuing quotes based on the technical product documentation from customers;
• Assessing customer documentation and change proposals for correctness, completeness, and manufacturability, and providing advice on the design construction of products;
• Guiding NPI processes from an early stage, in close collaboration with customers and designers;
• Creating routings and machining plans, including setup, machining, and changeover times, in coordination with our CNC programmers;
• Designing and having special tools and fixtures made for complex products;
• Supporting and guiding our skilled workers in machining and providing technical guidance to suppliers and outsourcing;
• Organizing First Article Inspections (FAI), working according to PFMEA, cleanliness, and TAS requirements, ensuring production documentation, and brainstorming improvements.

Skills

Work planning

Estimator

CNC programming

Excel

Dutch & English

Education

MBO 4 Mechanical Engineering / All-round Machining

Tools

HyperMILL

Navision

Job description

NTS Precision Eindhoven is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Machining to lead quotation, routings, and process planning for ultra-precise parts in a high-technology environment. You’ll bridge customers, designers, and shop-floor teams to ensure manufacturability, accuracy, and efficient production.

You will start on the shop floor as a CNC Miller to gain product and process knowledge and grow into the full work-planner role, balancing customer requirements with internal efficiency.