Mechanical Engineer – CNC Manufacturing & CAD/CAM Automation

What You'll Do

Drive CNC Manufacturing Automation

• Develop and enhance manufacturing standards, automation logic, and workflows for CNC machining across milling, turning, and secondary operations.
• Translate real-world machining expertise into scalable software requirements, engineering rules, algorithms, and product capabilities.
• Design automated solutions for:
• Manufacturability analysis
• Feature recognition
• Machining strategy selection
• Fixture planning
• Tolerance and risk detection
• Cycle time estimation
• Cost estimation and quoting logic
• Build scalable process planning frameworks for a wide range of materials, geometries, and production volumes.

Improve Digital Manufacturing Processes

• Review CAD models, engineering drawings, and technical specifications to identify manufacturability risks and automation opportunities.
• Standardize CNC machining best practices and convert engineering knowledge into reusable digital workflows.
• Support development and validation of CAD/CAM workflows, post-process logic, machine capability mapping, and automated process recommendations.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners to benchmark capabilities, define process limits, and improve consistency across production sites.
• Analyse manufacturing data to identify bottlenecks, process variation, and improvement opportunities.

Partner with Cross-functional Teams

• Work closely with software engineers and product managers to develop manufacturing intelligence solutions.
• Participate in testing and validation of software features related to CAM automation and CNC process planning.
• Document engineering standards, technical decisions, and process assumptions for technical and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to the long-term strategy for digital manufacturing and manufacturing automation.

What It Takes

Technical Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in CNC manufacturing, machining process engineering, or manufacturing automation.
• Strong expertise in:
• 3-axis and 5-axis CNC milling
• Turning and Mill-Turn machining
• Workholding and fixturing
• Tool selection and process parameter optimisation
• GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Material behaviour and machining trade-offs
• Hands-on experience with CAD/CAM platforms such as Fusion 360, Mastercam, Siemens NX, SolidCAM, hyperMILL, ESPRIT, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Experience translating engineering knowledge into structured workflows, decision logic, automation rules, or software requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance manufacturability, quality, cost, and production efficiency.

Collaboration & Communication

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering, software, product, and operations teams.
• Ability to drive standardisation and scalable engineering solutions across distributed manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in digital manufacturing, distributed manufacturing, or online quoting platforms.
• Knowledge of feature recognition, geometric analysis, model-based definition, or manufacturability algorithms.
• Exposure to software development environments and collaboration with software engineering teams.
• Experience with engineering automation using Python, VBA, JavaScript, Macro B, or CAD/CAM APIs.
• Knowledge of machining economics, cycle time modelling, automated quoting, and production scaling.
• Experience creating engineering standards across supplier networks or multi-site manufacturing operations.