Senior CNC Programmer — 5-Axis & Mill-Turn (NX CAM)

Madison Defense Research LLC; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with 4% company match after 6 M

Job summary

Madison Defense Research LLC in Waunakee, WI is seeking a Senior CNC Programmer specializing in 5-axis and mill-turn using NX CAM. You will lead the most demanding jobs, from print to first good part, including setup and proveout at the machine, and develop post-processors to accelerate the team.

The role requires 10+ years in machining with 5+ years in NX CAM, Siemens controls experience preferred, and strong GD&T skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of machine shop experience with 5+ years of NX CAM programming.
• Proven simultaneous 5-axis and mill-turn programming on real production parts.
• Siemens control experience strongly preferred.
• GD&T fluency — you read a print and immediately know what's going to be hard.
• Real setup and proveout skill. You're comfortable at the machine, not just at the desk.
• US Person status as required by ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual).
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Strong operational and shop systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the hardest jobs — simultaneous 5-axis, mill-turn, thin-wall and deep-pocket work on material that fights back.
• Take jobs from print to first good part, including setup, fixturing, and proveout at the machine.
• Develop and refine post-processors, templates, and tooling libraries so the whole team works faster.
• Set programming standards and best practices for a shop that's still writing them.
• Mentor the programmers and machinists around you.

Skills

NX CAM programming

5-axis machining

Mill-turn programming

Siemens control experience

GD&T

Post-processors

Setup & proveout

Mentoring

Machine shop experience

Tools

Zeiss Calypso

Job description

Senior CNC Programmer — 5-Axis & Mill-Turn (NX CAM)

Madison Defense Research LLC, Waunakee, WI

$50–$65/hour, depending on experience

The work

We're a manufacturer doing prototype and R&D machining, which means the parts are hard, the tolerances are tight, and nobody has made them before.

You’ll program in NX CAM on:

• DN Solutions DVF 6500T — 5-axis mill-turn

Materials run aluminum, stainless, titanium, Inconel and other exotics. We're AS9100 certified and ITAR registered.

What "senior" means here

You're not just making chips. You're the technical authority on the programming side:

• Own the hardest jobs — simultaneous 5-axis, mill-turn, thin-wall and deep-pocket work on material that fights back
• Take jobs from print to first good part, including setup, fixturing, and proveout at the machine
• Develop and refine post-processors, templates, and tooling libraries so the whole team works faster
• Set programming standards and best practices for a shop that's still writing them
• Mentor the programmers and machinists around you

You’ll have real authority over how the programming function runs. We're small and growing, and we want someone whose judgment we can build around, not someone who needs a process handed to them.

What you need

• 10+ years of machine shop experience with 5+ years of NX CAM programming
• Proven simultaneous 5-axis and mill-turn programming on real production parts
• Siemens control experience strongly preferred
• GD&T fluency — you read a print and immediately know what's going to be hard
• Real setup and proveout skill. You're comfortable at the machine, not just at the desk.
• US Person status as required by ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual)
• Ability to pass a background check
• Strong operational and shop systems experience
• Zeiss calypso experience is a big plus, but CMM experience is not required
• $50–$65/hour, depending on experience
• Health insurance
• 401(k) with 4% company match after 6 months

Madison Defense Research LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Person as defined by ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual)?
• How many years of hands-on NX CAM programming experience do you have?
• Can you work 40-50 hours/week, on-site in Waunakee, WI?
• Have you built or modified post-processors? If so, for which controls?