Engineering Technician 1

Location :   Based out of Newington, CT

Reports to :

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform.

Ensure all machines, fixtures, cutting tools, and materials are available and ready for use prior to starting process development and initial production.

Run CNC machines to develop NC programs for production use. NC programs must meet standard work and be approved through the tryout approval process.

Work closely with programmers and engineering to improve efficiency of machining processes and NC programs to meet customer demand.

Implement robust processes with high first pass yield rates

Conduct operator training and production support

Write instruction sheets and geometric layouts to outline sequence of operations, and cutter setup to guide setup and operations of machine.

Develop CNC Programming skills for Turning and Milling methods using NX

Develop knowledge of optimal cutting tool applications by interacting with engineers and cutting tool OEMs.

Ensure manufacturing work instructions and CNC program documentation are aligned and adhere to standard work.

Work from blueprints, engineering instructions, specifications, and standard work.

Visually inspect and measure completed development units in order to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments such as micrometers.

Set up, adjust, and operate all the basic machine tools and many specialized tools to perform precision machining operations

Maintain records and documents of process inspection data as required

Report faulty or unusual conditions to the appropriate level of supervision

Able to measure using common shop tools, machine tools, and engineered gaging to close tolerances

Troubleshoot, set-up, operate and measure machine

Performs other related duties or responsibilities as requested or required, whether or not specifically mentioned in this job description.

5-10% Domestic Travel required

Requirements :

Must be a “US Person” as defined by US Government and able to work without restriction with ITAR related data

High school Diploma or GED required

Basic reading, writing and some advance arithmetic skills

Ability to read and understand engineering work instructions

Ability to set up and operate CNC turning and milling machines

Knowledge of appropriate speeds and feeds for materials and tools

Manual dexterity required to operate machinery and computers

Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English at a functional level.

Knowledge of Machine codes, G codes