Machinist III
General Atomics
General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.We have an exciting opportunity for a Machinist to join our Inertial Fusion Technology (IFT) division within the Energy group. The components to be machined are normally high-precision and in small quantities. Production schedules are reasonable but due dates are often inflexible. Salary potential commensurate with willingness/ability to grow professionally.
Job will require wearing a respirator and clean suit approximately 70% of the time. Job will work with Beryllium.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operates precision CNC lathes or mills along with standard machining equipment such as manual drill presses, lathes, mills, saws and shears..
- Being able to follow all safety procedures in working and machining in a laboratory that works with beryllium components.
- Set-up and operate CNC mills and lathes.
- NC programming in both manual (i.e., plain G-code and parametric G-code) and CAD/CAM (Creo/MasterCAM).
- Inspect parts using mics, calipers, digital height gages, measuring microscope, indicators, gage blocks, surface plates, sine plates, etc. as required.
- Inspect parts using high level inspection tools such as CT and white light optical profilers.
- Document inspection results by entering data into Excel templates and archiving on server.
- Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.