CNC programmer Esprit Edge

We are hiring an experienced CNC Programmer to develop, prove out, and optimize programs for our 5-axis milling centers and 9-axis mill-turn centers using Esprit EDGE.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop CNC programs in Esprit EDGE for 5-axis simultaneous milling and mill-turn with B-Axis Swivel Head (turning, live tooling, sub-spindle, Y-axis)

• Import and work from customer models and prints STEP, IGES, SolidWorks, DXF, PDF

• Select tooling, design and specify workholding and fixturing

• Edit, tune, and maintain post-processors for Kitamura and Mori Seiki machines

EQUIPMENT YOU WILL PROGRAM

Milling:

• Kitamura HX500 — 5-axis simultaneous horizontal machining center

• Kitamura HX400 — 4-axis horizontal machining center

• Kitamura Mycenter 7X — 3-axis vertical machining center

Turning / Mill-Turn:

• Mori Seiki NT4200 — 9-axis mill-turn, up to 70" part length

• Mori Seiki NT1000Z (x2) — 9-axis mill-turn with sub-spindle, Y-axis, live tooling

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of CNC programming experience with hands-on manufacturing/machining background

• Demonstrated proficiency in Esprit or Esprit EDGE CAM software

• Experience programming 5-axis simultaneous milling (not 3+2 indexing only)

• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, including GD&T

• Experience machining difficult materials — titanium, nickel superalloys, or hardened stainless

• Competent with precision measuring instruments: calipers, micrometers, bore gauges, thread gauges