CMM Programmer

Description

The company is an early-stage team building advanced defense systems, and it moves quickly.

You would have real ownership of your work and sit alongside strong teammates.

This role is a CMM programmer and dimensional quality inspector in the Quality organization, supporting the making and assembly of precision mechanical parts and structures for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles.

You will program and run CMM inspections and also do hands-on dimensional inspection, confirming that mechanical parts and assemblies meet drawings, specifications and quality requirements at every production stage.

Responsibilities

• Write, tune and run CMM inspection programs in PC-DMIS.
• Build routines for complex geometry, GD&T callouts and tight tolerance features.
• Set up and maintain programs for repeat production parts and first article inspections.
• Handle CMM setup, probe calibration and fixture configuration.
• Import CAD models and align them for programming and inspection.
• Produce detailed inspection reports and look for trends in measurement data.
• Inspect machined parts, sheet metal, hardware and mechanical assemblies during production and at final stage.
• Take dimensions with calipers, micrometers, height gages and other precision tools.
• Read engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Check workmanship, damage, cleanliness and configuration by eye.
• Support first article inspections to AS9102.
• Record nonconformances clearly and work with manufacturing and engineering to resolve them.
• Keep inspection and acceptance records compliant with the quality management system.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of inspection methods and defect reduction.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience programming in PC-DMIS and operating CMMs in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Preferred: at least 5 years of PC-DMIS programming and CMM operation in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Preferred: you can build, debug and refine CMM programs from engineering drawings and CAD models.
• Preferred: you have experience with probe qualification, fixture setup and CMM maintenance.
• Preferred: 3+ years of inspecting mechanical or structural hardware with traditional tools.
• Preferred: you read drawings and GD&T well, including advanced concepts.
• Preferred: you have used calipers, micrometers, height gages and similar tools.
• Preferred: you know mechanical workmanship standards and assembly practices.
• Preferred: you are detail-focused and analytical.
• Preferred: you have a basic grasp of statistical analysis and measurement uncertainty.
• Preferred: you have worked on several CMM types, such as bridge, horizontal arm or portable.
• Preferred: you have used other metrology software such as Polyworks or Calypso.
• Preferred: you have programmed inspection of complex aerospace parts such as turbine blades, airfoils or castings.
• Preferred: you know scanning and point cloud inspection methods.
• Preferred: you have supported R&D and early-stage production programs.
• Preferred: you have inspected flight or mission-critical hardware.
• Preferred: you work efficiently in a fast manufacturing setting.
• Preferred: you communicate clearly in writing and speech.
• Preferred: you work well with machinists, assemblers, engineers and quality staff.
• Preferred: you can handle shifting priorities without losing inspection accuracy.
• Preferred: you are comfortable with digital quality systems and inspection documentation.
• Preferred: you have mentored or trained junior inspectors.

Conditions

This is an hourly, non-exempt position based at the Torrance facility.

Duties may change at any time, with or without notice.

This role may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems or information, as the company or U.S. Government requirements determine. If it is designated that way, your employment may depend on obtaining and keeping the required U.S. Government security clearance or other authorization, and on meeting any citizenship or other eligibility rules set by law, regulation, executive order or contract. You will be told if and when these apply.

The role requires access to export-controlled information. Employment, or hiring of a contractor, depends on your ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without an additional export license from the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Benefits

• The company offers a benefits package, with details at the bottom of its Careers page.