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NC Programmer — 5-Axis Aerospace Machining — $100k to $130k Base + Bonus — Stockton, California / Onsite — Tier 1 Aerospace Supplier

Jobot · Stockton, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteProduct$100k/yrFull-time

If you want to program real flight hardware, own the program from customer data through machine-ready output, and see it feed a shop that actually builds structures for launch vehicles and satellites, this is the role for you.

Location: Stockton, California, U.S. | Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule | Work Environment: Fully onsite

About Us

Founded over 65 years ago and based in Stockton, California, we are a Tier 1 aerospace and defense supplier building flight hardware and complex machined structures for NASA, DoD, and commercial space customers. Much of what we produce has flown on our customers' platforms for decades. Our work spans precision machining, structures, and complex assemblies for launch vehicles, satellites, and defense platforms, making us one of the more capable independent manufacturers in the region.

Why Join Us?

Pay: $100k–$130k base + bonus

  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
  • Fully onsite — this role sits on the shop floor alongside manufacturing and engineering
  • Full-lifecycle ownership — you take programs from customer or internal engineering data all the way to proven, machine-ready instructions
  • Long program tenure — flight hardware we machine stays on customer platforms for the long haul, meaning steady, sustained work

Responsibilities

  • Program and support the machining of flight and tooling components for aerospace structures, working from customer or internal engineering data using CAM software.
  • Create NC machining programs to manufacture flight and tooling machined components.
  • Maintain NC program revision status and archive computer files per company procedures.
  • Generate associated tool lists and setup sheets for NC programs.
  • Analyze data to determine product feasibility.
  • Follow engineering data control procedures.

Requirements

  • NC programming experience with a 5-axis focus
  • Working knowledge of Mastercam and Vericut
  • Skilled in ANSI Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Proficiency in at least one of SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, or NX
  • Associate through senior programmer levels considered

Preferred Experience

  • Operating CNC machines
  • Aerospace or precision manufacturing environments
  • AutoCAD
  • Predator

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