Automation & AI Tools Developer for CAD/CAM

Patriot Machine, Inc.; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/disability

401(k) with employer contributions

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

Patriot Machine, Inc. is seeking a software developer to build automation tools for NC programming, manufacturing engineering, and CAD/CAM workflows. You will focus on custom software, Siemens NX integration, and AI-assisted tooling to reduce manual work and improve operations.

You will collaborate with end users to define requirements, test solutions, and ensure usability while integrating on-premises, Azure, and external AI tools within secure data-handling practices.

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.

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 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

C#/ .NET

SQL Server

API/SDK integration

Object-oriented programming

Ability to work with users

AI tooling exposure

Siemens NX API/SDK

Azure AI or AI API experience

Web application development

Desktop application development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering

Equivalent professional software development experience

Tools

Visual Studio

Git

Job description

Patriot Machine, Inc. is seeking a software developer to build automation tools for NC programming, manufacturing engineering, and CAD/CAM workflows. You will focus on custom software, Siemens NX integration, and AI-assisted tooling to reduce manual work and improve operations.

You will collaborate with end users to define requirements, test solutions, and ensure usability while integrating on-premises, Azure, and external AI tools within secure data-handling practices.