Senior Project Machinist I Position Available In Strafford, New Hampshire

Senior Project Machinist I
University of New Hampshire
in Durham, NH

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Full-Time

Posted:

04/03/2025

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Facilities Management USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app The Space Science Center at the University of New Hampshire seeks an experienced machinist to join our group in continuing a decades-long history of producing world-class space-flight instrumentation. This challenging work requires a broad range of skills that includes experience with various materials (metals, plastics and ceramics), attention to detail, interactions with team members from a wide variety of backgrounds and creative problem-solving capabilities. An ability to work well independently is also required. Our current equipment includes 3-axis and 2-axis Proto Trak milling machines (SMX/DPM3), a Proto Trak CNC lathe (SLX/TRL 1630SX), and manual lathes. Software used is Solidworks and Camworks. Duties/Responsibilities
Work closely with scientists, engineers and students to understand requirements and specifications. Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings as well as verbal instructions, understanding that some of the projects require ongoing interactions. Set up and operate machines, including mills, lathes and various other machines to produce high-precision parts. Inspect finished parts for accuracy and conformity to specifications. Use traditional and advanced inspection equipment to ensure that required tolerances have been met. Individual must possess excellent organizational and planning skills. Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting on equipment. Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures, as well as proper housekeeping. Some administrative work (billing, ordering supplies, tool calibration) Operate various CNC milling machines and manual lathes in the fabrication of model-shop quality machined parts. Develop methods for the fabrication of machined parts. Program the CNC machine utilizing the Ez-Mill CAD Software to machine parts. Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Graduation from two-year technical school or equivalent apprenticeship. Five years’ experience as tool and die maker and/or instrument maker. Capacity to perform extremely high tolerance work as related to satellite experiments. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, and to work from verbal/conceptual descriptions. Supervisory ability.

Preferred Qualifications:

10 years’ experience in machining, or experience through a completed apprentice program. Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

Applicant Instructions:

Resume/CV Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed. The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. EEO Statement The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade:

Exempt Staff 18
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S.
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