CMM Technician

Socket.dev; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Arctic Cat in St. Cloud, Minnesota seeks a Coordinate Measuring Machine Technician to inspect parts and assemblies to ensure they meet specifications.

You will operate CMMs and Faro-type inspection equipment, use GD&T, and work with engineering and suppliers to drive quality improvements. The role requires an Associate or Technical Degree with several years in quality assurance or related area, plus hands-on experience with PC-DMIS/PolyWorks.

Qualifications

• Associates or technical degree required with automotive experience.
• Strong knowledge of datum creation and feature construction.
• Experience with CMM programming and interpreting blueprints.
• Familiarity with PC-DMIS, PolyWorks or Metrologic software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure received and built products follow published engineering requirements and specifications by utilizing accepted metrological processes including CMM’s, non-contact gauging, and destructive and non-destructive testing techniques.
• Investigate and analyze accuracy of information entered into the quality managed data collection tools.
• Audit and verify purchased components adhere to the requirements of the PPAP (Production Parts Approval Process).
• Execute detailed inspection control plans and part/assembly layouts utilizing GD&T to assure parts meet design specifications.
• Measure parts using hand gages to prepare detailed layout reports that will provide engineering, supplier, assembly, and fabrications shops the data required to make the necessary process adjustments.
• Responsible for setting up, programming, and measuring simple, complex, prismatic, and non-prismatic parts into Coordinate Measuring Machines and Faro Type Inspection equipment.
• Provide technical support and collaborate cross-functionally with fabrication, production, and engineering.
• Perform advanced inspection and analysis of results in regard to fabricated, assembled parts and weldments using a wide range of gages, tools, and equipment.

Skills

CMM programming

GD&T knowledge

Blueprint reading

Metrology data analysis

Education

Associates or Technical Degree

Tools

PC-DMIS

PolyWorks

Metrologic

Job description

Description

Arctic Cat is seeking a Coordinate Measuring Machine Technician (CMM) to join our team in St. Cloud, Minnesota. This role is responsible for inspecting and validating parts and assemblies using CMMs, precision measuring tools, and other inspection equipment to ensure products meet engineering specifications and quality standards. The CMM Technician will partner with engineering, production, and suppliers to support quality initiatives, analyze inspection data, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure received and built products follow published engineering requirements and specifications by utilizing accepted metrological processes including CMM’s, non-contact gauging, and destructive and non-destructive testing techniques.
• Investigate and analyze accuracy of information entered into the quality managed data collection tools.
• Audit and verify purchased components adhere to the requirements of the PPAP (Production Parts Approval Process).
• Execute detailed inspection control plans and part/assembly layouts utilizing GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) to assure parts meet design specifications.
• Measure parts using hand gages (micrometers, calipers, height stands, protractors, etc.) to prepare detailed layout reports that will provide engineering, supplier, assembly, and fabrications shops the data required to make the necessary process adjustments.
• Responsible for setting up, programming, and measuring simple, complex, prismatic, and non-prismatic parts into Coordinate Measuring Machines and Faro Type Inspection equipment.
• Provide technical support and collaborate cross-functionally with fabrication, production, and engineering.
• Perform advanced inspection and analysis of results in regard to fabricated, assembled parts and weldments using a wide range of gages, tools, and equipment.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Education: Associates or Technical Degree required, engineering support experience in automotive
• Years of Experience: Tech 2- 3 or more years of experience in quality assurance or related area
• Thorough understanding of datum creation, feature construction, CMM programming techniques, part restraint and fixturing, and report interpretation with detailed knowledge of blueprint reading
• Technical Knowledge: 3D inspection software tools including PC-DMIS, PolyWorks, or Metrologic, as well as GD&T geometric tolerances, & tolerance stacks
• Ability to use basic and advanced measuring tools and test equipment, and ability to operate Faro Arm and Coordinate Measuring Machines