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Numerical Control Programmer

Wichita, Kansas Job ID 2025-15403 Category Manufacturing Post Date Oct. 14, 2025
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Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Provides numerical control, machining, and programming technical support.
  • Analyze blueprints and engineering models to support NC programming.
  • Develop optimized programs to improve efficiency and run time, utilizing new cutter technology and techniques.
  • Plans, creates, verifies, and revises machine control data and documentation that directs the operations for numerically controlled machines.
  • Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
  • Implements fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
  • Coordinate and communicates with engineering teams to influence and clarify design concepts.
  • Optimizes processes and addresses producibility issues as well as production & post-production problems.
  • May require understanding of machine kinematics, G-code programming, multiple machine controllers, CATIA functionality, and development of CATIA scripting and VB macros.
  • May be required to troubleshoot, test or develop machine code and post processor language.

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Ability to apply process knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Composite non-metallic, Electrical/Electronics, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures
  • 5+ years of professional experience in numerical control (NC) programming, concentrating on multi-axis machines, metallic or composite materials
  • Provides numerical control, machining, and programming technical support.
  • Analyze blueprints and engineering models to support NC programming.
  • Develop optimized programs to improve efficiency and run time, utilizing new cutter technology and techniques.
  • Plans, creates, verifies, and revises machine control data and documentation that directs the operations for numerically controlled machines.
  • Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
  • Implements fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
  • Coordinate and communicates with engineering teams to influence and clarify design concepts.
  • Optimizes processes and addresses producibility issues as well as production & post-production problems.
  • Ability to apply process knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Composite non-metallic, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with multiple material types.
  • Parts Design/ Wireframe experience
  • Experience with frequent interaction with internal personnel in the manufacturing environment and occasionally with inter-organizational personnel and external customers.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and 3D models.
  • Strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially with Excel
  • Strong knowledge of SAP
  • Experience with CATIA / ENOVIA
  • Vericut proficient
  • Ability to take a project from start to finish
  • Willingness to work cross-functionally
  • Experience with Post Processor Development
  • Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering or other related course of study a plus but not required.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.


Equal Opportunity Employer

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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