CNC Machinist III

Department: Machine Shop Reports To: Machine Shop Supervisor

Location: On-Site – Clinton, MA Travel: Negligible

FLSA: Hourly, Full-Time, Non-Exempt Revision Date: January 2025

About Vitesse a Lyntris Company: How we communicate, capture, and share information has not changed significantly in our lifetime—it has changed significantly in the last decade, even in the last year. From a vacationer checking email as they fly across the world to a U.S. military service member sharing critical observations across the battlefield, the ability to capture and transfer data over different platforms is an important part both of our everyday lives and the security of our country.

Whether on a geostationary satellite, a naval vessel, or a military jet, the mission‑critical solutions that we design and manufacture at Vitesse make our country and our world safer.

Through extensive technical expertise, Vitesse Systems is optimizing the functionality of antenna and thermal management systems for the advancement of next‑generation Radar, Electronic Warfare, and C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) systems.

Vitesse Systems prides itself on the solutions we provide to our customers, as well as the incredible team of dedicated people we employ.

The Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist III role is to produce machined parts by editing CNC programs, setting up, and operating computer numerical control (CNC) machines; maintaining the safety and quality standards upheld by company procedures and guidelines. The CNC Machinist III is responsible for operating one or more types of computer numeric controlled production equipment.

This position plays a crucial part in ensuring our custom‑made parts are ready for the production floor at the highest quality, while maintaining the safety and quality standards upheld by company procedures and guidelines. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.

• Verify that material and paperwork for the job being performed is correct.
• Plan machining in accordance with all blueprints and hard copy and electronic technical data and specifications, applying geometric dimensioning and tolerances as required.
• Set-up mills by adjusting all necessary fixturing and machine attachments; setting and applying tool and machine reference points and offsets and calculating requirements using basic math, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Check stock and load and unload the machine.
• Create an in-process inspection report for each operation, as necessary, if one does not exist.
• Identify non‑conformance, if discovered, notify your supervisor so that it can be documented identified, dispositioned, and segregated from the remainder of the lot.
• Capable of development and implementation of CNC machining process.
• Must be familiar with quality standards (ISO
  9001/AS9100).
• Verify that there are no chips on either the jaws/fixture or on the part/material to be machined.
• Load the part/material, verify that the part is properly seated in the fixture/jaws, snug against any stop pins prior to clamping or tightening of the jaws.
• Identify discrepant material left in your work area, notify your supervisor so that it can be dispositioned and segregated.
• Follow all quality procedures, work instructions, and documents pertaining to your job and department.
• Identify any problems/issues while running an operation, notify the supervisor immediately.
• Responsible for keeping the machine and the immediate area clean.
• Monitor coolant levels.
• Clean the chips from machine at the end of your shift, or when the job is finished.
• Complete finishing and deburring on parts as necessary.
• Verify that all company and personal inspection equipment and tools being used are in calibration.
• At the completion of a job, a total quantity count must be written on the route sheet along with MDR numbers, his employee number, and the date.
• Should possess expertise and thorough understanding in interpreting part prints, dimensioning, as well as tolerance.
• Program CNC machine based on engineering drawings and specifications.
• Edit G Code programs on various…