Mach 1 Development

CNC Tooling Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Work authorization requiredDetected 14 days ago

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About the role

If you thrive on creating order from complexity, love solving real production problems on the shop floor, and want your tooling expertise to strengthen U.S. national security, this is the role for you.

Own Mach's CNC tool database management system, including tool records, assemblies, holders, offsets, cutting data, vendor information, and standard tool libraries.
Build and maintain tool assemblies for common machining operations, including milling, turning, drilling, boring, threading, grooving, profiling, finishing, and specialty operations.
Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, CNC Programming, Machinists, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production leadership to ensure tooling supports high-rate manufacturing.
Optimize tooling selection for production and general shop use, balancing tool life, cycle time, surface finish, cost, availability, and process reliability.
Coordinate with smart cabinet and vending systems to maintain real-time inventory visibility, min/max levels, reorder points, controlled access, and consumption tracking.
Partner with Supply Chain and vendors to establish purchasing workflows based on inventory control, forecasted demand, tool usage, and approved tooling standards.
Develop reporting on tool usage by job, program, machine, operator, material, operation, and tool family.
Support root-cause analysis for tooling-related production issues, including poor surface finish, chatter, premature wear, breakage, runout, dimensional drift, and tool availability delays.
Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms.

Experience selecting and standardizing tooling for milling, turning, drilling, boring, threading, finishing, and high-production machining operations.
Working knowledge of CAM systems, tool libraries, machine setup documentation, and CNC production workflows.
Familiarity with tool presetting, gauge length control, runout measurement, shrink-fit systems, torque standards, coolant-through tooling, and holder maintenance.
Experience managing tooling inventory, crib systems, vending/smart cabinet systems, reorder points, cycle counts, or purchasing workflows.
Data-driven mindset with the ability to track usage, identify trends, and convert tooling data into production improvements.

Experience with tool database systems, digital tool management platforms, or integrated CAM tool libraries.
Experience integrating tooling data across CAM, verification, ERP/MRP, MES, tool pre-setters, smart cabinets, or machine controls.
Experience with RFID, QR code, barcode, or serialized tool tracking systems.
Experience with Vericut, NCSIMUL, Mastercam, Fusion, NX CAM, ESPRIT, Hypermill, or similar CAM/verification platforms.
Experience implementing tool life management, tool usage dashboards, job-level cost tracking, or predictive replacement strategies.
Strong vendor network across cutting tools, holders, vending systems, presetters, and machining accessories.
Experience machining aerospace, defense, propulsion, UAV, automotive, or other high-complexity precision hardware.
Familiarity with high-mix, low-volume environments transitioning into higher-rate production.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security.

At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies.
We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

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