CMM Programmer
Summary
Develops and maintains CMM inspection programs to validate manufacturing components, ensuring quality and compliance while collaborating with engineering and production teams.
The CMM Applications Specialist is responsible for developing, validating, and maintaining Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) programs used to inspect components and products throughout the manufacturing process. This position serves as a technical resource for metrology solutions, supports inspection equipment performance, and helps ensure product quality and compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.
- Develop, validate, and maintain CMM inspection programs and measurement routines.
- Manage program revisions and maintain inspection software documentation and databases.
- Coordinate preventative maintenance, calibration, and performance verification activities for CMM equipment.
- Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering teams to support product development, process validation, and production inspection activities.
- Train inspectors, machinists, and other personnel on CMM operation and automated inspection processes.
- Improve inspection efficiency through automation and process optimization initiatives.
- Investigate dimensional nonconformances and generate inspection reports as needed.
- Support supplier quality activities, including inspection of supplied components and review of measurement data.
- Maintain compliance with Quality System requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
- Assist with continuous improvement projects and provide technical metrology expertise across the organization
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Quality, Metrology, or a related technical field required
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of experience programming and operating Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs).
- Minimum 3 years of experience providing metrology solutions in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Experience performing dimensional inspection and measurement system analysis.
- Experience supporting quality and manufacturing operations preferred
Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Proficiency with CMM programming software and automated inspection systems.
- Strong understanding of metrology principles and dimensional analysis.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing quality systems and inspection processes.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard PC applications.
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills, including coordinate geometry and trigonometry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
