NC Machine Programmer

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm is seeking a skilled Machine Programmer II for spaceflight hardware production in Huntsville, AL. The role centers on CNC/NC programming of mills, lathes, and multi-axis machines to convert design data into precise parts with first-article success and tight tolerances.

Responsibilities include creating NC programs, developing machining strategies, managing setup sheets, and collaborating with design and manufacturing engineers to drive quality improvements

Qualifications

• 4+ years NC programming experience.
• Siemens NX / Unigraphics capability.
• Vericut or equivalent verification software.
• Strong blueprint reading with GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994.

Responsibilities

• Create NC programs for CNC mills, lathes, multi-axis mills, multi-axis lathes, and VTLs to meet engineering requirements.
• Develop machining strategies that translate design data into machined hardware.
• Develop and manage setup sheets.
• Collaborate with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and machinists.
• Design custom tools and fixtures as needed.
• Provide DFM / DFMA feedback to engineering.
• Drive process improvements across machining operations and administrative workflows.
• Conduct product acceptance per company policy.
• Maintain configuration control on program files and job records.
• Work safely within an industrial manufacturing environment.

Skills

NC programming experience

NX / Unigraphics

Vericut

GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994

Tools

Siemens NX / Unigraphics

Vericut

Job description

Machine Programmer II - CNC / NC Programming (Spaceflight Hardware)

Pay Rate: $45-48.16/hr (W2)

Job Category: Heavy Industrial / Manufacturing

Position Summary:

Join a hardworking team of manufacturing specialists developing and modifying NC programs for mills, lathes, and multi-axis machines that produce spaceflight hardware. You'll own the path from design data to finished part — programming strategy, tooling, setup sheets — with first-article success on tight-tolerance, high-value components as the standard. This work supports safe, repeatable human spaceflight operations, so precision and attention to detail are non-negotiable.

Responsibilities:

Create NC programs for CNC mills, lathes, multi-axis mills, multi-axis lathes, and VTLs to meet engineering requirements

Develop machining strategies that translate design data into machined hardware

Develop and manage setup sheets

Collaborate with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and machinists

Design custom tools and fixtures as needed

Provide DFM / DFMA feedback to engineering

Drive process improvements across machining operations and administrative workflows

Conduct product acceptance per company policy

Maintain configuration control on program files and job records

Work safely within an industrial manufacturing environment

Minimum Qualifications:

4+ years NC programming experience

Siemens NX / Unigraphics

Vericut or equivalent program verification software

• Strong blueprint reading with GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994