Digital Manufacturing CAM Developer — Complex Components

The Digital Manufacturing CAM Developer for Complex Components role at Hadrian Automation is an onsite position in Torrance, CA. The role centers on designing CAM toolpaths and fixtures for highly complex, tight-tolerance parts and co-creating internal tools to advance the company’s digital manufacturing capabilities. Compensation ranges from USD 40 to 75 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Develop CAM packages and CNC posts that align with standards and operate safely and efficiently.
• Produce concise, visually oriented work instructions suitable for a range of skill levels.
• Adapt rapidly to evolving technology and provide actionable feedback to improve internal automation and close application gaps.
• Capture shop floor feedback and apply it to refine CAM processes, enabling scalable continuous improvement.
• Identify and communicate process gaps to CAM Process Designers for integration or revision.
• Design robust fixturing using 3-2-1 principles, Poka-Yoke features, and equation-driven logic, following CAD design-tree practices and internal workflows.
• Maximize daily use of Hadrian’s Co-Pilot CAM integration to accelerate high-quality output.
• Maintain stakeholder alignment through email, messaging apps, and Microsoft Office.

Requirements

• Production programming for 3- and 5-axis CNC machines producing high-tolerance parts.
• Experience in aerospace or similarly exacting industries.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality systems, and intelligent tool selection.
• Proficiency with GD&T and the ability to interpret CMM reports to diagnose and correct dimensional issues.
• Willingness to test new approaches and drive development work in live operations.
• High integrity, collaborative by default, action-oriented mindset.

Technologies

• hyperMILL
• Siemens NX
• Mastercam
• Esprit
• SprutCAM
• Autodesk Fusion 360
• ProMill
• HSMWorks
• BobCAD
• Surfcam
• GibbsCAM
• Mazatrol
• 5+ axis VMCs
• 5+ axis CNC lathes

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k)
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
• Flexible vacation policy

IMAGINE THIS CHALLENGE

A new aerospace component arrives with exotic alloy and aggressive tolerances, accompanied by a tight delivery window that requires repeatable manufacturing across hundreds of units. You analyze the print, define manufacturing intent, and design an error‑proof fixture in Siemens NX. You program efficient multi‑axis strategies in hyperMILL or NX, validate the approach with probing, and publish clear, setup-ready instructions so even a newer setup technician can operate confidently. Along the way, you log two workflow bugs and propose an automation enhancement.