Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Programming
Milford, CTFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Laborup is hiring an experienced Manufacturing Engineer for a precision manufacturing operation supporting aerospace and defense. The hands-on role focuses on CNC programming, especially complex turning, new product introduction, process development, and machining improvement. The engineer will take components from print through production, prove out programs with machinists, and develop manufacturing methods for high-precision parts. A manufacturing engineering degree is preferred, while equivalent hands-on machining and programming experience may be considered.
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Full job description
We're hiring an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join an established precision manufacturing operation supporting the aerospace and defense industries. This is a highly hands-on engineering role focused on CNC programming, new product introduction (NPI), process development, and improving machining operations across a high-mix manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate brings strong CNC programming experience, particularly with complex turning applications, and is comfortable using Mastercam to develop and optimize machining processes in a high-precision manufacturing environment. We're looking for someone who enjoys being directly involved in the manufacturing process, taking new components from print through production, developing machining strategies, proving out programs, and working alongside machinists to solve technical challenges. Responsibilities:
- Develop, program, and optimize CNC machining processes using Mastercam, with a strong emphasis on CNC turning applications.
- Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, taking new components from initial engineering review through successful production.
- Create CNC programs, select tooling, develop workholding solutions, and establish efficient machining strategies.
- Work hands-on with machinists to prove out new programs, troubleshoot setups, and resolve machining issues.
- Develop manufacturing processes for complex, tight-tolerance aerospace and defense components.
- Review engineering drawings, GD&T, and customer specifications to determine optimal manufacturing methods.
- Support first article inspections (FAI) and ensure new processes meet quality and dimensional requirements.
- Improve existing machining processes to reduce cycle times, scrap, tooling costs, and production inefficiencies.
- Develop and maintain setup sheets, work instructions, tooling documentation, and manufacturing procedures.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and improve overall shop performance.
Requirements
- Strong background in CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, or CNC programming within a precision machine shop.
- Proficiency in Mastercam programming required.
- Strong experience programming CNC lathes and turning centers; CNC milling experience is a plus.
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), process development, and taking new parts from print through production.
- Hands-on experience with CNC setups, program prove-outs, tooling selection, and machining troubleshooting.
- Strong understanding of machining processes, cutting tools, speeds and feeds, workholding, and fixture design.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, GD&T, and tight-tolerance specifications.
- Experience working in aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding precision manufacturing environments preferred.
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to work directly on the shop floor.
- Manufacturing Engineering degree preferred; equivalent hands-on machining and programming experience will be considered.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Stable, long-term opportunity within an established precision manufacturing operation
How this job compares
Set against the 5,372 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Connecticut median$85–147K/yr43 salary ranges
- US median$40–50/hr307 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs in Connecticut and 5,372 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
- RTX Corporation15 open
- Lockheed Martin9 open
- CACI International4 open
- Experience
- Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (4,219 postings).
- Education
- 2,941 of the 5,372 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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