Our client, a manufacturing facility specializing in parts for the Aerospace Industry, is seeking a Senior CNC Set-up and Applications Engineer for their Elk Grove Village, IL facility.
Experience required: 4-axis or 3+2 axis, fixture creation, tooling,
Nice to have experience: Automotive, Robotic Fusion 360
Pay range: $25-$30/hr.
Job Summary
Confidential AS9100-certified precision machining job shop is hiring a Senior CNC Setup & Applications Engineer to lead advanced job setup, tooling, fixturing, and machining process execution for complex, high-mix, tight-tolerance work.
This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on experience in 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis milling, plus simple CNC lathe setups, who can develop practical, repeatable setup strategies that work in real shop conditions. We are looking for someone creative, process-driven, and highly capable in solving difficult manufacturing challenges involving work holding, tool access, rigidity, datum strategy, and process stability.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and improve advanced CNC job setups for complex machined parts
• Create practical tooling, fixturing, and work holding solutions for 3-, 4-, and 5-axis milling
• Support simple CNC lathe setup planning and application
• Evaluate prints, tolerances, materials, and machine capability to determine the best setup approach
• Support prove-outs and troubleshoot setup, fixturing, tooling, and machining issues
• Improve repeatability, first-pass success, and process consistency
• Create clear setup documentation, tool lists, work holding notes, and operation guidance
• Work closely with programmers, machinists, and inspection personnel to ensure reliable execution
• Apply strong blueprint reading and GD&T understanding in a build-to-print environment
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Job Requirements
Qualifications
• 5+ years of Automation Machinery Manufacturing experience
• 5+ years of work experience with Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
• 5+ years of work experience with Machinery
• Strong experience in CNC setup, tooling, fixturing, and applications engineering
• Proven hands-on experience with 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis milling setups
• Experience with simple CNC lathe setups
• Strong understanding of work holding, clearance, stick out, chatter control, chip evacuation, and tolerance repeatability
• Ability to create setup documentation machinists can follow
• Strong blueprint reading and GD&T skills
• Experience in a precision machining job shop environment
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