CNC Programmer

About the role

Our client designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the long-term goal of enabling human life on Mars. This role supports the Starship Components Machining organization in Hawthorne, California.

This is a full-time, onsite employee position. Candidates must satisfy applicable U.S. export-control requirements.

Develop robust CNC programs and machining processes for complex Starship components. The role combines advanced CAM programming with hands-on prove-out, production troubleshooting, tooling and setup development, DFM, and mentorship of junior programmers.

Responsibilities

• Use CAM software to program and generate G-code for Okuma mill-turn lathes and mills.

• Optimize complex multi-axis programs for quality, repeatability, cycle time, and production readiness.

• Create and refine tooling and process setup sheets for new-part introductions.

• Set up, prove out, and operate programs while resolving production issues independently.

• Build and maintain reusable CAM data and process knowledge for efficient new-part programming.

• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for part-quality issues.

• Analyze parts for manufacturability and partner with engineering on drawing improvements.

• Incorporate production feedback rapidly and mentor junior programmers on best practices.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience programming complex CNC machining operations.

• Deep CAM, G-code, tooling, fixturing, setup, and process-optimization expertise.

• Strong experience with multi-axis mills and mill-turn equipment; Okuma experience is valuable.

• Demonstrated DFM, troubleshooting, and production judgment.

Schedule and compensation

• Full-time and onsite in Hawthorne, California.

• Level 4: $45.50–$56 per hour.

• Level 5: $51–$63 per hour.