CNC Manufacturing Engineer

CNC Manufacturing EngineerSelectek is hiring for a CNC Manufacturing Engineer in the West Springfield, MA area. We are seeking an experienced manufacturing professional who can evaluate machined components, develop practical manufacturing plans, and prepare accurate estimates. This position will initially focus on the technical estimating and process-planning responsibilities. As the successful candidate learns our customers, employees, equipment, and workflow, the position can grow into a broader operations-management role.Job Description:• Read and thoroughly interpret complex engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, tolerances, and customer requirements.• Review incoming RFQs and determine whether a part is a good fit for our equipment and capabilities.• Evaluate the overall manufacturability of CNC-machined components.• Develop a practical manufacturing strategy for each quoted part.• Determine the machines, tooling, setups, operations, and outside services required to manufacture a part.• Estimate setup time, machining time, programming time, inspection requirements, material needs, and outside-processing costs.• Identify tight tolerances, difficult features, special specifications, and potential manufacturing risks before a quotation is submitted.• Research unfamiliar materials, specifications, processes, coatings, heat treatments, and customer requirements.• Communicate with customer engineers, purchasing representatives, suppliers, and outside processors when technical clarification is required.• Work closely with our internal quoting team to prepare complete, competitive, and accurate quotations.• Consult with machinists, programmers, inspectors, and company leadership when developing manufacturing plans.• Help improve the consistency and accuracy of our estimating and process-planning methods.• Support the transition of awarded work from quotation into programming, production, inspection, and delivery.Required:US CitizenBlueprint Reading Is Critical - Advanced blueprint reading is an essential requirement for this position. The successful candidate must be able to evaluate a print, recognize critical requirements, understand how the part will be manufactured, and identify anything that could affect cost, quality, inspection, or delivery. Experience interpreting geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), material specifications, surface finishes, special processes, and inspection requirements is strongly preferred.Must understand CNC machining well enough to evaluate setups, operations, tooling requirements, machining difficulty, and realistic manufacturing timesAbility to determine how a machined part should be manufactured.Ability to develop realistic setup, machining, and production-time estimates.Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.Comfortable asking technical questions and communicating directly with engineers and customers.Organized and capable of managing multiple RFQs and priorities.Able to work collaboratively with machinists, programmers, inspectors, estimators, and management.Interested in learning the complete operation and growing into a position with broader responsibility.Preferred:CNC programming experience is helpful but is not requiredExperience with CAMWorks, Mastercam, or similar CAM software would be beneficialSalary range: $100,000 - $150,000Pay method when direct: Could be hourly or salary. They will make that decision if/when they offer a candidate.Location of job: West Springfield, MAHours and shift: 1st Shift / Monday to Friday 7AM-3PM OR could be earlier (Say 6-3:30. Can be flexible w/ candidate)Overtime expected: Should expect 40-45 hour weeksTravel: NonePlease contact Lizzie Johns at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io for more information.