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CNC Machinist / Programmer

 

Location(s): Chelmsford

 

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: CNC Machinist  / Programmer

Requisition ID: 121837

Location: Great Baddow 

Grade: GG06 – GG07

Referral Bonus: £1,000 

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced CNC miller to work at our site in Great Baddow, Chelmsford.

The successful candidate will work as part of a small team manufacturing prototype and small batch components.

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities as a CNC Miller will involve:

Manufacture of small batch / prototype and production components ranging from highly accurate aerospace components through to lab use demonstrator items.

The successful applicant will need to be able to program, set and run 3 axis CNC milling machines using CADCAM software and also via the machine control.

Also required is the ability to operate manual milling machines and lathes.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work on their own initiative and demonstrate a flexible working attitude as part of this interesting role.

Essential

Your skills and qualifications as a CNC miller:

Experienced CNC milling machinist

Able to program, set and operate different machine tools, as well as operate manual milling machines and lathes

Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Engineering (or equivalent) or higher

Apprentice trained

Desirable

3D CADCAM programming experience

What We're Looking For In You

You will have strong problem-solving skills. 

 

What We're Looking For In You

You will have strong problem-solving skills. 
 

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence 

 

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. 

Division overview: Capabilities

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours. 

 

CNC Machinist / Programmer

Chelmsford, UK
Full-Time

Published on 24/06/2025

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