Job Description
Job Description
Applications Engineer | Mason, OH
$105,000 - $140,000 Salaried
About the Company
Hi-Tek is a family-owned and operated business located in Mason, Ohio who has a reputation as both a development and production source for all major gas turbine manufacturers. We offer a clean, climate-controlled environment and quality and safety are paramount.
About the Role
The Applications Engineer/ CNC Programmer is responsible for providing hands-on support on the manufacturing floor to develop new processes, improve existing protocols, train and mentor machinists, and help find solutions to critical manufacturing issues. The role will be creating programs and or modifying existing programs as needed to establish setup processes for the CNC Mill, Turn, or Grinding departments. CNC Programming and Siemens NX experience is required.
THS IS A FULL TIME ONSITE POSITION LOCATED IN MASON, OHIO
Responsibilities
Applications Engineer/ CNC Programmer
- Analyzes and translates drawings and specifications of jobs to coordinate set-ups and operations in order to meet manufacturing and production.
- Determines best-practice processes for various machining operations and designates the proper tooling to ensure quality and cost-effective product delivery.
- Create tooling paths using CAD/CAM software and properly select the cutting tools that will be needed to generate code for various 3, 4, 5 multi-axis work for milling, turning, and grinding operations.
- Verify tool path in Vericut Software.
- Produce setup descriptions and tool lists for machinists.
- Documents and establishes standards to incorporate engineering changes and improvements.
- Provide training resources and training instructions of setup procedures and machining processes for machinists.
- Participate in ongoing conversations with engineers, supervisors, and machinists to resolve any issues related to processes, quality, part completion, and customer satisfaction to aid in continuous improvement to eliminate operating problems, increase productivity, and improve product quality.
- Participate in the conception and design of complex work-holding/fixtures/gages.
- Work with tooling vendors to evaluate and obtain the best cutting tool technologies for high-temperature superalloys commonly used in the Gas Turbine Industry.
- Develop prototypes and test new programs/methods working in a hands-on environment with shop floor personnel to gain feedback on potential improvements.
- Assists Quality Department in identifying and correcting programming issues that led to non-conformances.
- Provides time studies, router, and job cost review to ensure standards are up to date and being met.
- Create and or maintain documentation of all types as required.
- Follow work instructions, procedures, safety, and company policies as given.
Qualifications
Applications Engineer/ CNC Programmer