Senior Machinist

Working Location: WASHINGTON, REDMOND 

Workplace Flexibility: Onsite

 

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Job Description

The Sr. Machinist manages the development and fabrication of prototype devices, test equipment, assembly tools and fixtures and the materials, tools & equipment used within the shop. 

Job Duties

• Design, fabricate and document tooling and equipment for production and engineering. 
• Inspection of tooling in-process, as needed, to ensure final tool compliance to drawing.   
• Support engineering regarding manufacturability. 
• Program, machine, and assemble prototype devices according to verbal and/or written specifications. 
• Lead evaluation and selection of machine shop equipment and software. 
• Work with outside vendors in obtaining price quotes, purchase of equipment and supplies, and developing designs and specifications for devices. 
• Purchase and maintain small tools, equipment, and machine shop supplies. 
• Maintain accurate records/documentation related to quality, working processes, test results, measurements, lab notebooks, timecard and special projects. 
• Proactively communicate delays in project completion to management. 
• Actively coordinate with others to maximize machine usage.
• Actively work to minimize scrap and waste.
• Adhere to general safety rules, manufacturing procedures, company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, and FDA regulations. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required. AA degree in technical field optimal.
• Minimum of 7 years related experience with prototyping and tooling required. 3+ years of experience in the medical device industry optimal 
• In depth knowledge of manual and CNC mills and lathes, and other common machine shop tools. 
• Proficient in the use of HAAS mill VM or VF series, 3+2 indexer and Haas lathe SL series with Y axis.
• CAM software. – In depth knowledge of Multi axis lathe and mill programming using CAM software or similar software up to 5-axis. (MasterCAM, Espirit, HyperMill)
• CAD software – Proficient in the use of SolidWorks 2017-2022, ability to modify solid models and create machining planes for CAM system. 

 

Preferred:

• Experienced working with multiple types of materials i.e. plastics and metals, and their associated machining and processing requirements. 
• In depth knowledge of manual and CNC mills and lathes, and other common machine shop tools. 
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, written procedures and verbal instruction. 
• Skilled in shop math, including trigonometry, algebra.