Machinist
Core
Sets up, operates, and adjusts conventional or automatic machines (lathes, drill presses, grinders) to create replacement and new parts, make repairs to metal parts, and build experimental apparatus or prototype equipment.
Role type
Machinist
Builds
Replacement and new metal parts, repaired equipment, experimental apparatus, and prototype equipment
Domain
Manufacturing / Metalworking
Required skills
Precision machining, blueprint reading, dimensional measurement, machine tool setup and adjustment, metal properties knowledge, mathematics application, fixture and tooling design, welding and heat-treating, CAD/CAM software
Preferred skills
Experience with Acer and Proto Track mills, sheet metal and Lexan fabrication, hydraulic system installation
Technologies
Lathes, milling machines, shapers, grinders, micrometers, Vernier calipers, CAD, CAM, Proto Track, Acer
Responsibilities
Machine parts to specifications using machine tools; measure and test completed units for defects; monitor machine feed and speed; study blueprints to determine operation sequences; design fixtures and tooling; test experimental models under simulated conditions; install repaired parts and new equipment.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC