Job Description

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems sector is seeking a **Milling Machine Machinist 3** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in **Palmdale, CA** where technology and teamwork come together. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing organization working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment. Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances. Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Exclude general, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations. **Basic Qualifications** : + High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience. + Experience in the machining manufacturing industry. + Experience in the use of various measuring instruments to include micrometers, bore gauges, calipers, comparators, or + other instruments. + Demonstrated ability to work with limited guidance. + Demonstrated written and oral communication skills. Experience using Microsoft office applications, including MS Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint + 3-4 axis machining programming using Mastercam. + Previous experience running lathes, mills, grinders, drills and other machining equipment. + Experience, setting-up and machining with CNC machinery. + Experience reading and interpreting drawings (GD&T), schematics, specifications and CAD files and translating into Mastercam programming (or equivalent software) and setup for CNC machinery. + Ability to work 3/10 2nd shift 3:00pm to 1:30 AM (Fri-Sun), and ANY shift as business requires. **Preferred Qualifications:** + 5 or more years of experience in the machining manufacturing industry. + Machine Tool Technology Certificate from educational institute or military.

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