Senior CNC Programmer, Second Shift (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; on-site second-shift role

Salary: $47.20–$70.80 USD per hour, plus a 10% shift differential and 10 guaranteed overtime hours per week.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, manufacturing systems, and aerospace hardware, including the Terran R launch vehicle and Aeon-R engines.

What you will do

• Develop programs, post G-code, and machine a variety of 3D-printed engine parts.
• Create first-article programs and optimize them for production.
• Write manufacturing plans and develop tooling and fixtures.
• Program and operate 2-axis, 3-axis, 5-axis, lathe, mill/turn, and other high-precision machines.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to develop new machining processes and provide design feedback.
• Transition parts from first article to production and complete projects through challenging precision-machining issues.

Requirements

• 7+ years of CNC programming experience.
• Experience programming and operating multi-axis machines, including 5-axis, 3-axis, lathe, and mill/turn equipment.
• Experience with DMG-MORI NLX, NTX, DMC FD, and DMU machines.
• Experience using Esprit, Mastercam, or similar CAM software to optimize programs and post code.
• Understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-up, with the ability to manually edit G-code paths and settings.
• Experience creating detailed setup instructions, running lights-out production, and transitioning parts into production.

Nice to have

• Engineering or related technical degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience machining 3D-printed parts.
• Experience in a startup, agile, flight-development, or fast-paced R&D environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Monday–Friday second shift, 3:00 p.m.–1:30 a.m. PT.
• Standard 50-hour workweek with 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Cross-functional work environment focused on autonomy, ownership, safety, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.