Application Engineer-Cnc Programmer

About the Company

Hi‑Tek is a family‑owned and operated business located in Mason, Ohio who has a reputation as both a development and production source for all major gas turbine manufacturers. We offer a clean, climate‑controlled environment and quality and safety are paramount.

The Applications Engineer/CNC Programmer is responsible for providing hands‑on support on the manufacturing floor to develop new processes, improve existing protocols, train and mentor machinists, and help find solutions to critical manufacturing issues. The role will be creating programs and or modifying existing programs as needed to establish setup processes for the CNC Mill, Turn, or Grinding departments. CNC Programming and Siemens NX experience is required.

THS IS A FULL TIME ONSITE POSITION LOCATED IN MASON, OHIO.

• Analyzes and translates drawings and specifications of jobs to coordinate set‑ups and operations in order to meet manufacturing and production.
• Determines best‑practice processes for various machining operations and designates the proper tooling to ensure quality and cost‑effective product delivery.
• Creates tooling paths using CAD/CAM software and properly selects the cutting tools that will be needed to generate code for various 3, 4, 5 multi‑axis work for milling, turning, and grinding operations.
• Verifies tool path in Vericut Software.
• Produces setup descriptions and tool lists for machinists.
• Documents and establishes standards to incorporate engineering changes and improvements.
• Provides training resources and training instructions of setup procedures and machining processes for machinists.
• Participates in ongoing conversations with engineers, supervisors, and machinists to resolve any issues related to processes, quality, part completion, and customer satisfaction to aid in continuous improvement to eliminate operating problems, increase productivity, and improve product quality.
• Participates in the conception and design of complex work‑holding/fixtures/gages.
• Works with tooling vendors to evaluate and obtain the best cutting tool technologies for high‑temperature superalloys commonly used in the Gas Turbine Industry.
• Develops prototypes and tests new programs/methods working in a hands‑on environment with shop floor personnel to gain feedback on potential improvements.
• Assists Quality Department in identifying and correcting programming issues that led to non‑conformances.
• Provides time studies, router, and job cost review to ensure standards are up to date and being met.
• Creates and/or maintains documentation of all types as required.
• Follows work instructions, procedures, safety, and company policies as given.

• 3+ years of Machine Shop experience required - CNC Mill, Lathe, and/or Grind.
• 3+ years as a CNC Programmer.
• Siemens NX experience is required.
• FANUC and Okuma CNC Controls experience preferred.
• VERICUT software experience preferred.
• Must be well‑versed in various cutting tools for super alloys.

• Perform under AS9100 standards.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skills.
• Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishment.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Understand and apply statistical tools.
• Prioritize tasks.
• Plan, organize, and monitor work of self and others working autonomously and self‑direct.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Read and interpret documents such as blueprints and travelers.
• Understand and communicate safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual.
• Draft routine reports.
• Speak effectively before customers and/or employees of organization.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,…