Senior 5-Axis CNC Programmer – Aerospace

Insight Global; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA options

FSA options

DCFSA options

401k with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a skilled CNC programmer with 6+ years of NC/CNC programming in production machining, focused on 5-axis aerospace parts in Auburn, WA. The role requires creating MCDs, tooling geometry, and setup documentation for multi-axis machines to ensure producibility and tight tolerances.

You will interpret drawings with GD&T, develop robust NC programs, produce setup sheets, and verify programs with Vericut before shop-floor execution.

Qualifications

• 6+ years NC/CNC programming in production machining (5-axis preferred).
• Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience creating setup sheets, tooling plans, and clear operator instructions.
• Experience designing fixtures and multi-setup machining strategies (nice to have).

Responsibilities

• Create, verify, and revise Machine Control Data (MCD), tooling geometry, and setup documentation for multi-axis CNC machines (primarily 5-axis).
• Interpret drawings, planning docs, and manufacturing requirements to develop robust NC programs for aluminum and hard-metal parts.
• Develop multiple setups and operations for complex geometries, ensuring fixturing, tooling, and machine selection support producibility and tolerances.
• Produce clear setup sheets and operator instructions for consistent and safe machine operation.
• Use Vericut or similar tools to validate programs and prevent collisions prior to shop-floor execution.
• Troubleshoot and iterate programs based on first-article inspections and shop-floor feedback.
• Coordinate with planning, manufacturing engineering, tooling design, and operators to optimize cycle times and reduce scrap.
• For Level 4: lead design of fixtures and complex tooling and define machining strategies across operations.

Skills

NC/CNC programming

5-axis machining

GD&T

reading drawings

setup documentation

team collaboration

Tools

CATIA V5

Vericut

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a skilled CNC programmer with 6+ years of NC/CNC programming in production machining, focused on 5-axis aerospace parts in Auburn, WA. The role requires creating MCDs, tooling geometry, and setup documentation for multi-axis machines to ensure producibility and tight tolerances.

You will interpret drawings with GD&T, develop robust NC programs, produce setup sheets, and verify programs with Vericut before shop-floor execution.