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Job description
Senior CNC Programmer — 5-Axis & Mill-Turn (NX CAM)
Madison Defense Research LLC, Waunakee, WI
$50–$65/hour, depending on experience
The work
We're a manufacturer doing prototype and R&D machining, which means the parts are hard, the tolerances are tight, and nobody has made them before.
You’ll program in NX CAM on:
DN Solutions DVF 6500T — 5-axis mill-turn
Materials run aluminum, stainless, titanium, Inconel and other exotics. We're AS9100 certified and ITAR registered.
What "senior" means here
You're not just making chips. You're the technical authority on the programming side:
Own the hardest jobs — simultaneous 5-axis, mill-turn, thin-wall and deep-pocket work on material that fights back
Take jobs from print to first good part, including setup, fixturing, and proveout at the machine
Develop and refine post-processors, templates, and tooling libraries so the whole team works faster
Set programming standards and best practices for a shop that's still writing them
Mentor the programmers and machinists around you
You’ll have real authority over how the programming function runs. We're small and growing, and we want someone whose judgment we can build around, not someone who needs a process handed to them.
What you need
10+ years of machine shop experience with 5+ years of NX CAM programming
Proven simultaneous 5-axis and mill-turn programming on real production parts
Siemens control experience strongly preferred
GD&T fluency — you read a print and immediately know what's going to be hard
Real setup and proveout skill. You're comfortable at the machine, not just at the desk.
US Person status as required by ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual)
Ability to pass a background check
Strong operational and shop systems experience
Zeiss calypso experience is a big plus, but CMM experience is not required
$50–$65/hour, depending on experience
Health insurance
401(k) with 4% company match after 6 months
Madison Defense Research LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Application Question(s):
Are you a US Person as defined by ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual)?
How many years of hands-on NX CAM programming experience do you have?
Can you work 40-50 hours/week, on-site in Waunakee, WI?
Have you built or modified post-processors? If so, for which controls?
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Worksite address
madison, WI, 53774, US
Who can apply
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