CMM Programmer: Aerospace Metrology & QA

ACTalent; Cheshire (CT); On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation/PTO

Career development and advancement

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Actalent in Cheshire, CT is seeking a CMM Programmer to develop, validate, and optimize CMM inspection programs for aerospace components. You will interpret drawings, GD&T, and CAD models to establish inspection strategies supporting first article, in-process, and final inspections.

The role collaborates with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, CNC Programming, Operations, and Inspection teams to ensure measurement accuracy, process improvement, and production readiness in a regulated

Qualifications

• Experience creating, modifying, and maintaining CMM inspection programs.
• Knowledge of dimensional inspection principles and metrology practices.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, models, and GD&T requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, quality, or inspection operations within a production environment.
• Experience troubleshooting programming, dimensional inspection, or measurement-related concerns.
• Familiarity with first article inspection, in-process inspection, and final inspection activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional technical teams.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, maintain, and optimize CMM inspection programs for complex manufactured components.
• Interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, dimensional requirements, and GD&T requirements to establish inspection strategies.
• Create inspection programs supporting first article, in-process, and final inspection activities.
• Correlate inspection programs to engineering requirements and customer specifications.
• Support inspection program prove-out and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot programming, measurement, and inspection-related issues.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, CNC Programming, Operations, and Inspection personnel to resolve measurement challenges.
• Support production readiness activities through development of accurate and repeatable measurement methods.
• Review and improve inspection processes to increase efficiency, repeatability, and measurement reliability.
• Support root cause investigations involving dimensional and quality concerns.
• Develop and maintain inspection documentation, reports, and programming records.
• Assist with implementation of inspection technologies, measurement methodologies, and process improvements.
• Provide technical guidance related to metrology, dimensional inspection, and measurement system capability.

Skills

CMM Programming

PC-DMIS

GD&T

Metrology

Dimensional Inspection

Blueprint Interpretation

First Article Inspection

CAD Model Interpretation

Quality Engineering

Inspection Planning

Root Cause Analysis

Manufacturing Support

Process Improvement

Production Readiness

Education

Associate degree

Tools

PC-DMIS

Job description

Actalent in Cheshire, CT is seeking a CMM Programmer to develop, validate, and optimize CMM inspection programs for aerospace components. You will interpret drawings, GD&T, and CAD models to establish inspection strategies supporting first article, in-process, and final inspections.

The role collaborates with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, CNC Programming, Operations, and Inspection teams to ensure measurement accuracy, process improvement, and production readiness in a regulated