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CNC Machining Process Engineer
Sydney, Nova Scotia · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$55k-$85kDetected 20 days ago
A/B TestingProcess ImprovementCAMResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringLean Manufacturing
About the role
- CNC Machining Process Engineer Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Term: Full-Time, Permanent Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible Type: In Office Full transparency: we work a little differently around here.
- This isn't just another job where you punch in and punch out.
- Too many people exist without finding joy or purpose in their work, and we believe that's just wrong.
Responsibilities
- Identify inefficiencies in machining processes and develop practical, scalable solutions
- Design and execute machining experiments to evaluate tooling, strategies, programming approaches, and process improvements
- Operate CNC mills (including 5-axis machines) to test and validate new ideas in a hands-on environment
- Develop and improve machining standards, best practices, and process guidelines used across the organization
- Collaborate with machinists, programmers, engineers, and leadership to implement process improvements
- Balance precision, speed, manufacturability, and practicality when developing machining solutions
- Document experiments, results, and learnings to build organizational knowledge and support continuous improvement
Requirements
- 3+ years of CNC machining experience
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting machining processes and identifying root causes of production issues
- Experience improving machining processes, tooling strategies, cycle times, quality, or productivity
- Experience independently solving technical machining challenges
- Our ideal candidate is a curious, hands-on problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys improving systems, processes, and outcomes through experimentation and collaboration.
- Machining diploma, trade certification, engineering technology diploma, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Required Experience
Skills
- Strong proficiency in CNC machining, including 5-axis milling
- Experience with G-code programming and CAM software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to evaluate data and make evidence-based decisions
- Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for innovation
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Experience with lathes and CMMs
- Experience in aerospace, medical, or other precision manufacturing industries
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles
- Experience designing, executing, and documenting process improvement or machining trials
- Experience applying structured problem-solving or experimental methods to manufacturing challenges
- Assets (Nice-to-Have)
Compensation
- Our starting annual total compensation package—including base salary and performance incentives—ranges from $55,000 to $85,000 depending on experience.
Benefits
- After all, we spend at least a third of our lives working-so why not create workplaces where people want to come to work in the morning and feel good when they leave at the end of the day?
Company info
- Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, and Group Insurance benefits as well as a Registered Retirement Savings Plan at 6 months of full time employment. 🏡
- Established in 2001, Protocase Inc. is a rapidly expanding company that focuses on combining advances in software with innovative manufacturing techniques to offer unique custom manufacturing to the engineering, design, and research industries.
- Using the expertise and dedication of 400+ employees (and counting), Protocase is proud to have a client base of more than 16,000 customers throughout North America and around the globe.
- Customers include Boeing, L3, Raytheon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, NASA, MIT and many more.
- We are proudly ISO:9001 certified and AS9100D registered, as well as ITAR compliant and registered with Canadian Controlled Goods.
- At Protocase, we're on a rapid growth curve, and we're looking for driven individuals to help us accelerate.
- We're not just another manufacturing company.
- Our entire business model is built around rethinking custom manufacturing by replacing the craft aspect with well-thought-out, repeatable processes.
- This approach allows us to deliver the highest-quality parts to our customers in just 2-3 days.
- Our customers are engineers, scientists and innovators, including Google, Apple, NASA, Tesla, and more!
- Our team is dedicated, innovative, and always looking for ways to improve.
- With us, your work will make a significant impact, helping to shape the future of manufacturing. 👉 www.protocase.com
- Important: This is not a traditional CNC Machinist position.
- This role focuses on improving how machining is done across the company-not owning individual machining jobs from start to finish.
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