Machinist (Level IV)

Job Location: Redmond, WA.

About the role

We are seeking a precision Machinist to join our Machine Shop in Redmond, Washington. This is a DAY SHIFT POSITION and typically works Mondays - Thursdays from 5:00AM – 3:30PM, but candidates must be willing and available to work other shifts or overtime as needed to meet delivery schedules. In our Redmond, WA, site (Seattle area), we fabricate, assemble, and test chemical and electric thrusters, as well as small scale propulsion systems. Our electric propulsion systems enable a wide variety of missions from the exploration of our solar system to global communication and the surveillance of severe weather and wild fires.

Responsibilities

• Under direction of the Machine Shop Supervisor, Lead or designee, perform set-ups and machining of close tolerance aerospace hardware on numerically controlled and conventional machine tools.
• Read and understand GD&T, engineering drawings and blueprints including true positioning and conventional tolerancing.
• Read and follow production planning.
• Run jobs close to tolerances of +/- .0001".
• Maintain a rejection rate of less than 2%.
• Use precision measuring instruments to check work.
• Set up and run numerically controlled and conventional machine tools (includes some programming).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred and 6+ years of related experience in close tolerance machining experience. Knowledge of machining materials such as aluminum, tool, alloy, carbon steels, stainless steel, titanium, plastics and Inconel is preferred. Must understand and be able to use trigonometry. Requires the willingness and ability to work overtime as necessary.

Skills

• Knowledge of Hard/exotic metals
• Unconventional machining
• Machine maintenance
• Microsoft suite

Schedule

Job Schedule: 4/10; typical shift: Mondays - Thursdays 5:00AM – 3:30PM (day shift), with willingness to work other shifts or overtime as needed.