Secret-Cleared Machinist

PGS Worldwide•King of Prussia, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Machinist in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania for an approximately 14-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will set up and operate conventional machine tools to manufacture precision metal parts, tooling, and mechanical components to exacting engineering tolerances.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance or higher required prior to starting.
4+ years of machine-shop or machining experience.
Experience setting up and operating lathes and milling machines.
Experience with basic machine-shop equipment.
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Ability to independently perform machine setups and determine machining sequences.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications.
Experience using machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
Ability to determine appropriate tooling, feeds, speeds, cuts, and setup methods.
Ability to perform standard shop calculations involving dimensions, tooling, feeds, and speeds.
Ability to measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points for machining.
Experience manufacturing parts to close tolerances.
Formal machinist apprenticeship, equivalent technical training, or comparable hands-on experience.
U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating precision grinders, shapers, planers, or additional conventional machine tools.
Experience modifying programs on numerically controlled or NC machines.
Experience assembling precision-machined components into mechanical equipment.
Experience monitoring and verifying product quality using statistical process control or similar quality procedures.
Aerospace or defense machining experience.

Responsibilities

Set up and operate lathes, milling machines, precision grinders, and related machine tools.
Manufacture precision metal parts, mechanisms, tooling, and components to engineering requirements.
Interpret blueprints, sketches, and technical specifications.
Determine machining sequences, required cuts, tooling, and setup methods.
Set and adjust feeds, speeds, tooling, and machining parameters.
Use precision measuring instruments to verify dimensions and tolerances.
Perform shop calculations supporting machining operations.
Lay out stock by measuring, marking, and scribing dimensions and reference points.
Fit and assemble precision-machined parts into mechanical equipment.
Determine materials, parts, and equipment required for machining operations.
Modify NC programs when required.
Monitor and verify finished-part quality in accordance with applicable control procedures.