Research Precision Machinist

Overview

I AM Hourly represented employees who currently work at the main (Sunnyvale/Palo Alto) unit, Santa Cruz, VAFB or Eastern Range facilities must apply to open requisitions on Brass Ring to be considered for the position.

• Set-up and operate above machine tools and metal fabricating machines, to completely and independently perform any operation within their capacity.
• Layout, machine fabricate and assemble to exacting tolerances or extremely close dimensions, intricate precision parts and assemblies, sheet metal items and shop tooling devices, including small dies, jigs and fixtures incidental to work being performed.
• Work from sketches or verbal instructions in fabricating and assembling completely to exacting tolerances small intricate assemblies, requiring extreme care to insure proper adjustments, clearances, alignments and coordination.
• Perform hand and honing operations on surfaces, bores and pivots to finest tolerances and surface specifications.
• Operate power-forming or cutting equipment in working and forming sheet metal stock to desired specifications and characteristics.
• Perform bench work finishing, assembling and fitting.
• Perform precision grinding operations on cutting tools and parts.
• Work from complex detail blueprints, sketches, templates, master models or verbal instructions, and use precision-gauge instruments in projecting and laying out angular and linear dimensions.
• Perform rework wherein the operations are essentially the same as required for the work described above.

TYPICAL MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

• Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys; non-metallic materials; new unproven materials.

• Layout dye, cerrobend, lubricants and cutting oils, solvents, screws, nuts, bolts, rivets, parts and accessories.

• Mechanics' hand tools, precision measuring instruments, gauges, form blocks, templates, jigs and fixtures, levels, portable drills, and special fabricating metal fitting and assembly tools.

• Precision and standard power machines and equipment such as:
  Bench lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, jig borers, drill presses, power and hand saws, hydraulic jacks, sheet metal hand and power fabrication machines, engraving machine and internal-external cylindrical grinder.

• Must possess a complete knowledge of machine shop theory, practice and procedure; advanced shop mathematics.
• Use precision measuring instruments to verify in-process hardware to required tolerances and dimensions.
• Have a good knowledge of sheet metal operations.
• Must be able to set-up completely and operate all basic types of machine tools, as required.
• Ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge of shop techniques necessary to work metals to required specifications without conventional tooling, when required.
• To read and interpret complex engineering blueprints and assembly drawings.
• To work from incomplete engineering verbal, written and sketch information.

• Skilled in designing parts in AutoCAD for fabrication, with attention to detail and precision.
• Ability to perform troubleshooting and assembly/disassembly of hardware components and systems, with a focus on resolving complex issues.
• Willingness to consult with and assist engineers and scientists in the design of parts and components for their projects, providing expert guidance and support.
• Attention to details, fast learner, motivated, innovative, willing to continuous learning and growing.
• Take ownership of each task and bring it to completion with highest quality and meet the deadline.

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By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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