CNC Mill-Turn Machinist (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States. Onsite shop-floor role with a 3–4 x 11 rotating schedule and alternating Wednesdays. Available shifts are Sun–Wed or Wed–Sat, 5:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Pay range: $45–$72 per hour, depending on level: Technician/T03 $45–$54, Lead Technician/T04 $52–$63, Senior Technician/T05 $60–$72.

Company

Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing solutions for advanced automotive, aerospace, defense, and next-generation industrial systems.

What you will do

• Set up, operate, and optimize CNC turning centers, mill-turn machines, multi-axis lathes, and 3-axis, 3+2, and 5-axis mills.
• Own machining processes from first article and prove-out through stable production, ensuring dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and performance requirements.
• Develop tooling, workholding, fixturing, programming, sequencing, and repeatable setup strategies.
• Troubleshoot chatter, tool wear, thermal distortion, tolerance stack-up, and machine limitations while reducing cycle time, scrap, and rework.
• Partner with design and manufacturing engineering on Design for Manufacturability and complex turned or rotational features.
• Create setup sheets, work instructions, and process standards; support inspection, root cause analysis, corrective actions, mentoring, and EHS compliance.

Requirements

• Extensive experience operating CNC turning centers, including 2-axis, live tooling, mill-turn, or multi-axis lathes, plus cross-functional experience with milling and grinding.
• Proficiency with Siemens, Fanuc, and Heidenhain controllers and advanced understanding of GD&T.
• Experience machining aluminum, steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys such as Inconel.
• Hands-on experience with advanced setups, dynamic work offsets, multi-operation setups, and taking parts from first article through production.
• Ability to create clear machining documentation and mentor or lead machinists on the shop floor.
• Must be lawfully able to access information and technology subject to United States export controls and eligible to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-format or gantry-style machining systems, additive manufacturing or hybrid workflows, and manual machining.
• Experience in high-rate production or rapid-development environments.
• CAD/CAM experience, preferably NX CAM, plus strong G-code knowledge.
• Experience writing probing routines for on-machine part inspection.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, high-mix production environment with close collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and program teams.
• Culture focused on proactive communication, data-driven decisions, craftsmanship, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive compensation including equity and discretionary performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, life insurance, disability coverage, and learning and development reimbursement.