CNC / CAM programmer
Writing the toolpaths the machines run, so a five-axis centre cuts the part first time.
Adverts for this work usually name: Mastercam, Siemens NX, 5-axis CNC, GD&T.
Who comes into this from somewhere else
Ranked by how much of the job carries over. Our judgement, not a measurement, and it is here to tell you where to start looking.
From Aerospace & defence
Five-axis toolpaths in exotic alloys to aerospace tolerance. Usually a straight move, often to the same machines.
Nothing standing in the wayFrom Medical devices & pharmaceutical
Small, complex parts in titanium and stainless on 5-axis machines. The materials and the accuracy are already there.
Nothing standing in the wayFrom General engineering & subcontract
Programming and proving out are the job. The step up is simultaneous 5-axis and the tolerance band.
What you would need to add
Programming and running 5-axis machining centres. The step up from 3-axis that motorsport work usually requires.
Open right now in this discipline
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CNC / CAM programmer
4 opportunities
In 4 places · 100% ask for no degree