Lead Mastercam CNC Programmer – 5-Axis & Live Tooling

Pave Talent; Covina (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an established aerospace precision components manufacturer in Covina, California. This is a programming seat, not an operator seat. You will build the programs, not run someone else's code.

You will build CNC programs from scratch in Mastercam and SolidWorks, program 5-axis and 3+2 milling, mill-turn, Swiss, and HAAS machines, and prove out programs with simulation before on-floor production. You own the results and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building CNC programs in Mastercam.
• Hands-on 5-axis or 3+2 milling programming.
• Live-tooling lathe programming (C-axis and Y-axis).
• Strong blueprint reading and shop math.
• 10+ years of CNC machining and setup, programming years included.
• HAAS controls, Swiss-type, or mill-turn programming.
• Aerospace materials and tight-tolerance work.
• Vericut or similar verification software.

Responsibilities

• Build CNC programs from scratch in Mastercam (2025 or newer) and SolidWorks from customer models and blueprints.
• Program 5-axis and 3+2 milling, mill-turn, Swiss, and HAAS machines.
• Prove out programs with simulation, then support floor through first article and production.
• Cut cycle times, improve tooling, and rework older programs for speed.
• Write setup sheets and help train machinists on setups.
• Work in an AS9100 and NADCAP quality environment.
• Own the result on the floor and discuss toolpath choices without notes.

Skills

Mastercam

5-axis milling

live-tooling lathe programming

blueprint reading

shop math

HAAS controls

Vericut

Swiss-type programming

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an established aerospace precision components manufacturer in Covina, California. This is a programming seat, not an operator seat. You will build the programs, not run someone else's code.

You will build CNC programs from scratch in Mastercam and SolidWorks, program 5-axis and 3+2 milling, mill-turn, Swiss, and HAAS machines, and prove out programs with simulation before on-floor production. You own the results and drive improvements.