9 Mothers

CNC Machinist

Austin. Posted 17 days ago

The role

You will work in a two-person machine shop alongside the Machine Shop Manager. You will program, set up, and run CNC mills and lathes to build hardware for R&D and test programs.

What you will do

  • Program parts from CAD to toolpaths in Mastercam
  • Set up and run CNC mills and lathes
  • Perform manual mill and lathe work, sawing, drilling, tapping, and deburring
  • Perform press fits, inserts, light fitting, and assembly
  • Inspect and document using hand tools on a surface plate and GD&T
  • Split and stagger the queue with the manager
  • Provide engineers with lead times and DFM feedback
  • Maintain machines and keep the shop safe and clean

Required qualifications

  • About 5 years (3–7) in a working machine shop
  • Stick time on both CNC mills and CNC lathes
  • Write own programs from CAD in CAM using Mastercam
  • Read and edit G-code at the control
  • Setup and operation including workholding, fixturing, tool and work offsets, and first-article proof-out
  • Hold ±0.001" tolerance when the print calls for it
  • Manual machining, sawing, drilling, tapping, deburring and fitting
  • Read GD&T and inspect with calipers, micrometers, height and bore gauges
  • Willing to work a staggered shift
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to pass a background check
  • Lift 50 lb and stand for long periods

Nice to have

  • Prototype or R&D shop background
  • 4th/4-axis milling, live-tooling lathes, Fanuc macros and probing cycles
  • CAD, modeling a fixture or simple part in SolidWorks and designing workholding
  • Secondary processes: TIG welding, sheet metal, 3-D printing, or spec'ing anodize, plating and heat treat
  • Weapon, firearms, aerospace or defense hardware; security clearance or the ability to obtain one

Benefits

  • Meaningful Early Equity
  • Direct Roadmap Influence
  • Mission-Critical Work
  • The Builder's Playground
  • 100% Employer-Paid Premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 50% coverage of healthcare premiums for dependents
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Zero Red Tape
  • Austin-Based Culture
  • Relocation Assistance

Before you apply

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to pass a background check

About the company

9 Mothers develops AI powered machines designed to intercept and neutralize Group 1/sUAS threats in real-time. They build a low-power, counter-drone system for vehicles, bases, or a soldier's pack.