Antares Nuclear
CNC Programmer III
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of CNC programming experience in a production or R&D environment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Programs, sets up, and operates multi-axis CNC equipment, developing machining processes from prototype and first article through stable production.
What you'll do
- Program, set up, and operate CNC mills and lathes, including multi-axis and mill/turn platforms.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot machining programs, tooling strategies, and post-processed code; create setup documentation and work instructions.
- Lead process development through production readiness, implement lights-out strategies, and improve cycle time, tooling, and cost.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of CNC programming experience in a production or R&D environment.
- Hands-on multi-axis machining experience, including 2-axis, 3-axis, 3+1 rotary, 5-axis, and mill/turn.
- Proficiency with CAM software such as Esprit, or equivalent; experience running lights-out production.
- Experience transitioning parts from first article to production, applying GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis, and creating setup documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience with Fanuc CNC controllers.
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment; AS9100 or similar machining environment; or machining high-strength metals, superalloys, or graphite.
Pay
$41.40 – $50.60 per hour (base salary)
Tools
CNC mills, CNC lathes, Esprit, Fanuc CNC controllers, GD&T
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