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About the role
Own the roadmap to establish and scale an internal machine shop: capability definition, machine selection, procurement, and commissioning. Source, evaluate, and purchase CNC machines and supporting equipment (workholding, tooling, metrology, material handling), balancing floor space, budget, throughput, and scalability.
What they're looking for
- 4–6+ years of experience working with machined components in a manufacturing engineering, CNC programming, CNC machining, or closely related role
- Demonstrated experience with fixture/workholding design and bringing repeatable machining processes into production
- Strong CAM programming experience (e.g., Fusion, Mastercam, NX CAM, etc.) and practical understanding of feeds/speeds, tooling, and setup strategy
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment: proving out programs on the floor, debugging issues, and iterating quickly
- Experience selecting and commissioning CNC equipment (mills/lathes, 3/4/5-axis), including acceptance criteria and ramp plans
- Proficiency in CAD for fixturing and tooling design (e.g., Siemens NX or similar)
More about this role
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Northwood is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Machining) to help stand up and scale our in-house machining capability for high-performance hardware used in our satellite communications ground stations.
This role combines hands-on machining/CAM with strategic capability build-out—you’ll own the end-to-end effort from selecting and purchasing CNC equipment to designing the shop layout, building robust fixturing, programming parts, training operators, and driving continuous improvement on quality, cost, and lead time.
Own the roadmap to establish and...
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