Automation & AI Software Developer for CAD/CAM

Patriot Machine; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life / disability insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

Patriot Machine, Inc. in St. Charles, MO is seeking a Software Developer to build automation tools for NC programming, manufacturing engineering, and CAD/CAM workflows.

The role focuses on custom software, Siemens NX integration, third‑party tool integration, and AI-assisted capabilities that reduce manual work and improve collaboration between engineering and manufacturing teams. The ideal candidate understands manufacturing or is eager to learn, works directly with users to define

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field preferred
• Equivalent professional software development experience will be considered
• Junior to mid-level candidates are encouraged to apply
• More experienced candidates will also be considered if there is strong alignment with the role
• Applicant must be a U.S. Person
• Willing to learn manufacturing, CNC programming, and CAD/CAM workflows

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain internal software tools for NC programming, manufacturing engineering, and related manufacturing teams
• Build custom applications and integrations that improve CAD/CAM and CNC programming workflows
• Develop tools and integrations for Siemens NX, including use of APIs, SDKs, journals, or other automation capabilities
• Integrate third-party software used in CNC programming, CAD/CAM, engineering, manufacturing, documentation, and reporting workflows
• Identify manual or repetitive processes and build reliable tools to make them faster, easier, and less error prone
• Develop AI-assisted tools that support document search, workflow automation, data analysis, CNC programming, manufacturing engineering, and CAD/CAM processes
• Work with approved on-premises, Azure, and external AI tools while following secure data‑handling requirements
• Work with approved data sources, including SQL databases and limited ERP‑related data, to support automation, reporting, and integration needs
• Work directly with end users to understand problems, define requirements, test solutions, and improve usability
• Document software, integrations, data flows, and user workflows clearly
• Review new technologies, APIs, automation tools, and AI solutions when they may solve a real business or manufacturing need

Skills

OO Programming

C# / .NET

SQL Server

API integration

Visual Studio

Git

User collaboration

Education

BS in CS/SE or related

Tools

Siemens NX API

NX SDK

Journal automation

Windows services

Job description

Patriot Machine, Inc. in St. Charles, MO is seeking a Software Developer to build automation tools for NC programming, manufacturing engineering, and CAD/CAM workflows.

The role focuses on custom software, Siemens NX integration, third‑party tool integration, and AI-assisted capabilities that reduce manual work and improve collaboration between engineering and manufacturing teams. The ideal candidate understands manufacturing or is eager to learn, works directly with users to define