CAM Programmer

Key Responsibilities

• CAM Program and Component Process Deployment:
• Generate CAM files with detailed manufacturing intent, strictly adhering to Hadrian's design principles, aiming to rapidly produce two CNC programs per week.
• Craft clear, comprehensive work instruction documents suitable for all skill levels, specifically designed to empower individuals with minimal experience in machine tool setups to achieve success.
• Internal Product Development:
• Generate CAM files with detailed manufacturing intent, strictly adhering to Hadrian's design principles, aiming to rapidly produce two CNC programs per week.
• Craft clear, comprehensive work instruction documents suitable for all skill levels, specifically designed to empower individuals with minimal experience in machine tool setups to achieve success.
• CAM Process Optimization through Internal Feedback Integration:
• Actively seek out and incorporate feedback from team members and technical staff to boost productivity and refine machining programs and overall CAM process procedures.
• Create repeatable output across the production of hundreds of units, utilizing partner teams’ feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement opportunities.
• Identify applications process gaps, trends, and problems and rigorously communicate to CAM Process Designers, proposing integrations and/or revisions to deployed applications processes.
• Report factory bugs and general workflow issues as you see them, placing the upmost importance on rapidly communicating issues or challenges faced daily. No matter how small they are perceived to be. 
• Rigorously identify gaps in the application process, trends, and issues, communicating these findings to CAM Process Designers for integration or revision, and reporting any factory or workflow problems immediately, regardless of perceived significance.
• Fixture Design and CAD Modeling:
• Design and model 3D fixtures conforming to Hadrian’s fixture design standards, utilizing the Siemens NX CAD platform and embracing advanced fixture design processes (e.g., 3,2,1 locating, Poka-Yoke error proofing, master modeling, equation-driven design) for creating efficient, robust fixtures.
• Adhere to industry-standard CAD design tree practices and follow internally developed workflows to facilitate smooth work transitions to colleagues.
• Software Proficiency:
• Operate within the HyperMILL and NX environment efficiently, utilizing best practices while fully utilizing Hadrian’s automation suite for design and program creation in an effective manner.
• Maximize the use of Hadrian’s Co-Pilot CAM integration throughout the CAM Programming process, fully leveraging it daily. 
• Effectively utilize a variety of communication tools such as email, messaging applications, Microsoft Office suite, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven experience in programming 3 and/or 5-axis CNC machine tools within a production environment. of high-tolerance precision components.
• Prior involvement in the aerospace sector or similar industries with stringent requirements.
• Knowledge of safety procedures, quality standards, and tool selection is essential.
• Average understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).
• Capability to interpret data (such as CMM reports), identify trends, or tools needed to gather understanding of dimensional instability, and apply insights to enhance the manufacturing process.
• Proficiency in integrating probing routines within CNC programming, while understanding the inherent limitations of standard in-situ measurement practices, showcasing the ability and knowhow to work around those limitations.
• Understand basic software architecture, in the vein of first blush problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to try new things, adopt new to industry approaches, having the vision and discipline necessary to push through development scenarios within an operational setting.  Ultimately achieving outcomes considered impossible by others. 
• Demonstrated commitment to integrity while facing difficult production challenges and debugging issues. Valuing action and team centric solutions over anything else. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to develop and utilize custom prototype macros, re-use repositories, and special functions for optimizing CNC machining processes and/or CAM Operations workflows. Proficiency in additional programming languages used in manufacturing for data analysis or automation is highly beneficial.
• Skills in manufacturing data analysis, and software’s aiding this analysis, used to identify patterns, trends, and inefficiencies in the manufacturing process. Understanding of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics is highly desired.
• Being a forever student of the trade. Maintaining awareness and understanding of current trends, technologies, and foundational practices such as Industry 4.0, IoT, Artificial Intelligence applications within manufacturing, and lean principles. Adaptability to evolving technologies and processes is fundamental to Hadrian’s mission.

Success Factors

• Intelligence: Find signal and prioritize in an environment with high variability.
• Example: Analyzes complex machining requirements and optimizes CNC programs to improve efficiency and reduce cycle times.
• Autonomous: Create targeted and pragmatic goals for individual work streams that tie to larger business outcomes.
• Example: Sets personal benchmarks for program delivery that support the overall objectives of reducing machine time and increasing throughput.
• Fair/Predictable: Understand the importance of standardization of people and physical processes.
• Example: Advocates for and applies consistent programming practices, which enhance predictability and reliability in the manufacturing process.
• Decisiveness: Drive quick decisions and action instead of remaining stuck in analytical hell or analysis paralysis.
• Example: When confronted with a programming challenge, swiftly decides on a course of action that mitigates the issue with minimal disruption to production.