CNC Machining & Manufacturing Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Assess proposed CNC machining methods for their technical viability and readiness for production.

• Evaluate if machining strategies can be carried out safely and reliably on actual equipment.

• Compare solutions against CAD models, available materials, machine setups, and tooling options.

• Create objective and measurable grading criteria for CNC machining solutions.

• Establish standards that reflect practical manufacturing needs.

• Analyze tooling choices, machining sequences, setup decisions, workholding, material considerations, tool accessibility, and limitations of the machines.

• Detect potential collisions, unsafe configurations, process constraints, and impractical machining choices.

• Evaluate production efficiency, dependability, machining quality, and manufacturability.

• Compose verification justifications detailing the rationale for accepting or rejecting machining decisions.

• Review sample solutions and provide documentation of pass/fail reasoning.

• Generate concise and technically accurate written evaluations.

• Validate grading criteria and completed assessments for clarity, objectivity, technical correctness, and internal consistency.

• Assist in developing reliable evaluation standards for advanced AI and manufacturing processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of practical CNC machining experience.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of CNC manufacturing and workflows on the production floor.

• Capability to assess whether machining methods will operate safely and effectively in production settings.

• Experience in interpreting CAD models, material needs, tooling limitations, and machining arrangements.

• Deep understanding of machining strategies, workholding, tooling, feeds and speeds, and production factors.

• Ability to recognize unsafe, impractical, or ineffective machining methods.

• Excellent proficiency in written English with the ability to clearly articulate technical decisions.

• Comfortable creating detailed text-based evaluations and verification justifications.

• Familiarity with Haas machines, especially the VF-2, is a plus.

• Knowledge of Makera Carvera or similar hobbyist CNC platforms is beneficial.

• Work must be conducted without utilizing any confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, institution, or third party.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.

• Flexible scheduling tailored to project demands.

• Part-time independent contractor role.

• Text-based project deliverables.

• Project durations may be adjusted based on needs and performance.