Senior CNC Programmer - 5-Axis/Mastercam/VERICUT (US-Remote)

Responsibilities

• Review incoming RFQs, models, and drawings to assess machinability, capability, and production feasibility.
• Provide clear DFM feedback to support accurate, competitive quoting.
• Estimate machining strategy, cycle-time assumptions, tooling needs, and fixture/workholding considerations.
• Develop efficient, robust 5-axis simultaneous toolpaths in Mastercam for tight-tolerance aluminum components.
• Verify programs using VERICUT or comparable machine simulation / collision-detection workflows before release.
• Post-process and deliver production-ready NC code, tool lists, setup sheets, and operator handoff documentation.
• Collaborate with the shop on tooling selection, workholding / fixturing strategy, and process refinement.
• Provide responsive RFQ / DFM support during business hours as quoting volume scales.

Requirements

• 7+ years of CNC programming experience, including significant 5-axis simultaneous machining experience.
• Expert-level Mastercam multiaxis programming experience.
• Strong experience programming tight-tolerance aluminum components, including materials such as 6061-T6, 7075-T6, or similar high-precision alloys.
• Proficiency reading SOLIDWORKS models and interpreting GD&T on engineering drawings.
• Experience with machine simulation, verification, and collision detection; VERICUT experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to produce clean setup sheets, tool lists, NC code, and program documentation for reliable operator handoff.
• Ability to support RFQ review, manufacturability assessment, cycle-time assumptions, and DFM feedback.
• Comfortable working remotely inside a secure customer-provided software environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on VERICUT machine simulation experience.
• Experience programming for lights-out or unattended production environments.
• Experience with in-process probing, tool-breakage detection routines, or automated machining workflows.
• Familiarity with pallet-pool or automation-cell workflows.
• Post-processor development, tuning, or troubleshooting experience.
• Prior remote contract programming or consulting experience.