CMM Programmer

CDI Products is a Michelin Group Company with locations serving North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We are a global leader in the manufacturing of high-performance polymer products, wear components, and functional parts. Our in-house engineering, material development, and manufacturing capabilities deliver full vertical integration from raw materials to finished products. Our products are engineered by a highly trained staff of engineers working side by side with our Material Science team.

Our engineered materials are developed and tested on-site. We serve the Aerospace, Automotive, General Industrial, Hydrogen, LNG & Cryogenics, Medical, Midstream & Downstream Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor, Upstream Oil & Gas, and Water Treatment markets.

Coordinate measuring machine (CMM) programmers, oversee programming scripts, which are applications that control the measures of coordinate machines. Responsible for programming a variety of code lines that deal with making sure that coordinate measuring machines work as intended and follow specific parameters designed for the project king in a production environment and following safety protocols to prevent accidents.

• Determine program requirements based on design and engineering requirements.
• Ensure that precision machinery is in working condition and properly calibrated.
• Provide directions to machine operators.
• Write or edit programs for precision machinery.
• Know how to read blueprints and can specify measures before committing to final changes.
• Follow different layouts to preview the machine work.
• Take part in the improvement process effort by suggesting ideas to change the calibration and programming tasks to use fewer company resources.
• Record measurements to compare the final product with project needs.
• Know how to operate machine, troubleshoot functions, and program different features as required.
• Use your multitasking abilities to use different machines at the same time, as well as checking the fixtures and utilizing the gauge certification.
• Conduct Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (R&R) Studies.
• Prepare test reports.
• Maintains electronic and hard copy lab files, equipment and instrumentation history, maintenance and calibration logs and library of ASTM and ISO standards and specifications.
• Assists engineers with product development by providing input on test results and analysis from product testing experience. Assists with the development of new test resources as required.
• Ensure that all materials necessary for the maintenance of the test area are in stock. This includes hand wipes, solvents, cleaning solutions, etc. Maintains test equipment per procedures. Performs calibration and certification of test equipment per requirements.
• Maintains safety materials and ensures that all hazardous material is disposed of properly.

High School diploma required.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Software Programming, or a related field is preferred for this position.

A minimum of 5 years of previous work experience as a programmer in a coordinate measuring machine capacity required.

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience required.

Programming certifications is a plus.

Training and coursework in materials, laboratory testing, engineering and/or related technical classes or equivalent hands‑on experience preferred.

Spends 50% of time in the lab and 50% of time on the shop floor.

May be exposed to possible shop hazards including heavy machinery, fumes, dust, heat and high pressure and temperatures.

We are CDI Products - your global custom-engineering specialists. With strategic locations around the globe, we provide critical solutions, on time and to your specification, anywhere in the world. We are preferred suppliers to a large number of major OEMs, each of which has special needs in dealing with elevated temperatures, chemical and media resistance, extreme pressure, wear, and lubricity. Our materials, design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities provide a reliable, responsive resource for success,…