Machinist
Aurora Flight Sciences is a Tier 1 provider of high value added Aerostructures products to the prime aircraft companies in America's aerospace, defense and civil aviation markets.
Aurora Flight Sciences seeks an experienced machinist to join our support team in Manassas.
The machinist will work with cutting edge software and state of the art machines to develop and build prototype parts for autonomous aircraft.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop programs in Mastercam for aircraft part fabrication and machining
Work with Haas CNC milling machines
Machining small and large parts using multiple types of metal
Tolerances may be required as close as .0005
Program, develop and fabricate composite tools to build prototype composite aircraft parts for multiple programs
Collaborate with machinist team and engineers
Ability to work from drawings, sketches and verbal instruction
Responsible for safely operating shop equipment and maintaining equipment when needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
5 years direct machining experience
3 years Mastercam programming experience
High school diploma
U. S. Person
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Trade school, machinist apprenticeship
Job shop experience
Sheet metal and CNC programming experience
Communication skills and the ability to interface in a professional manner with fellow employees and internal/external customers.
Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills.
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Our mission is to apply autonomy and robotics to the development, production, and operation of advanced aircraft. During the last three decades, Aurora has designed, rapid-prototyped, and flown an average of one new vehicle a year for both government and commercial customers. Now, as an independent subsidiary of Boeing, Aurora’s innovation is combined with Boeing’s size and strength, creating an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of aerospace systems.