Department: NIAR ATLAS
Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus
Hire Type: Full Time
Pay: Commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: Typically, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; work is performed on-site and in person.
Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Person”.
Job Details
Join the NIAR ATLAS team and play a key role in shaping precision manufacturing at Wichita State University. We’re looking for a skilled CNC Machinist who enjoys hands-on work, solving problems, and transforming detailed technical designs into exact, high‑quality components. If you thrive in an environment where craftsmanship, accuracy, and continuous improvement are valued, this full-time, on-site role offers the opportunity to grow your expertise while contributing to innovative research and production.
Job Summary
Responsibilities include set up and operation of various tools and equipment to create, modify, or repair precision parts. Monitors the machinery and conducts regular quality checks to ensure they are running properly and that the parts are being produced according to specifications.
Essential Functions
Machines and fabricates components by preparing and operating machine. Works from complex drawings, prototype sketches, electronic files and/or verbal instructions. Responsible for production of high precision parts and performs the machine setups required to produce parts. Loads parts in machine, cycles machine, and detects malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools. May troubleshoot issues with equipment, new programs, and/or products.
Required Education and Experience:
Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus
Hire Type: Full Time
Pay: Commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: Typically, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; work is performed on-site and in person.
Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Person”.
Job Details
Join the NIAR ATLAS team and play a key role in shaping precision manufacturing at Wichita State University. We’re looking for a skilled CNC Machinist who enjoys hands-on work, solving problems, and transforming detailed technical designs into exact, high‑quality components. If you thrive in an environment where craftsmanship, accuracy, and continuous improvement are valued, this full-time, on-site role offers the opportunity to grow your expertise while contributing to innovative research and production.
Job Summary
Responsibilities include set up and operation of various tools and equipment to create, modify, or repair precision parts. Monitors the machinery and conducts regular quality checks to ensure they are running properly and that the parts are being produced according to specifications.
Essential Functions
Machines and fabricates components by preparing and operating machine. Works from complex drawings, prototype sketches, electronic files and/or verbal instructions. Responsible for production of high precision parts and performs the machine setups required to produce parts. Loads parts in machine, cycles machine, and detects malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools. May troubleshoot issues with equipment, new programs, and/or products.
Required Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent by hire date
- One (1) year of experience as a CNC machinist; Every 30 hours of related college coursework and/or technical training can be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
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