Development CNC Programmer, Leo

Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The CNC Programmer will work closely with machinists engineers and machining shop management to outline develop and optimize new machining and manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in programming and machining tight tolerance aerospace components. The desired candidate will have experience in a fast paced machining environment and will have the ability to respond quickly to interruptions and requests to support test teams.

Export Control Requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
Use CAD/CAM software to program multi-axis milling machines to machine complex metallic structures and components
Translate engineering drawings into reliable R&D and production machining processes
Provide feedback to engineering teams to improve DFMA
Design program and machine test fixtures
Maintain rev control of programs tooling and setups
Select tooling and maintain tool library
Material selection and sizing
Ability to handle complete part manufacture including outside processing
Experience with a variety of materials (aluminum stainless steels titanium and nickel based alloys)

A day in the life
We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast paced start-up like environment. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.

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About the team
Our small team possesses diverse expertise and collaborates directly with Leos engineering teams. We produce components for both testing and satellite production. Our teams core mission is to eliminate bottlenecks in testing and manufacturing processes. We fill crucial gaps by creating parts that are beyond the scope of our regular vendors. Through active knowledge and skill sharing within our team we efficiently meet these challenges and support Kuipers engineering goals.

- 4 years of hardware development test lab space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience

- 2 years of Siemens NX CAM programming experience
- 2 years of experience using PLM software
- 2 years of NX modeling experience
- experience programming mill-turn machining centers
- experience programming Okuma machining centers

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 99400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually