As a CNC Programmer, you’ll play a key role in supporting a wide range of precision manufacturing processes within a small-batch environment, where quality, reliability and customer focus are essential. You’ll help drive continuous improvement in design for manufacture and production processes, making the best use of machine capability around the clock to support the delivery of Martin-Baker’s life-saving products.
Direct Impact, Global Scale. Life-Saving Mission.
At Martin-Baker, the work we do matters. We design, manufacture and support life-saving equipment used by aircrew around the world. Our products operate in demanding environments, where quality, reliability and attention to detail are critical.
We’re proud of our long history in aerospace and defence, also focused on the future. Joining Martin-Baker means becoming part of a business with a clear purpose, strong engineering capability and a long-term commitment to its people, products and customers.
Whether you work in engineering, operations, commercial, finance, supply chain or support functions, your contribution helps deliver equipment that protects lives. It is challenging work, but it is also meaningful, and with over 7800 lives saved, it gives our people the opportunity to be part of something with real impact.
The Opportunity
As a CNC Programmer, you’ll support both established and new products by helping to shape modern, efficient manufacturing processes in a precision engineering environment. You’ll apply new technologies and continuous improvement techniques to optimise CNC programming, tooling, unmanned running, swarf management and inspection processes, ensuring manufacturing activities are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with business objectives.
This role is based onsite working from Chalgrove.
What You’ll Do
- Support manufacturing activities on old and new products
- Support a strategy for Lean Design for Manufacture
- Participate in the selection of new CNC machines / tooling requirements ensuring MBA maintains technical expertise to mitigate any future risk.
- Support installations and commissioning of plant to ensure minimal business risk.
- Provide advice and support on engineering/technical and other matters to ensure the sharing of knowledge and experience is continuous.
- Follow best working practices for CNC programming, prove out, update and amendment of parts.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in computer programming to at least ‘subroutine’ level gained ideally within a CNC programming / metal machining environment. or relevant degree
- Thorough experience of CAD/CAM/ NC programming of multi axis turning and milling centres Design for manufacture. NC programming, milling and turning, DNC & tool management
- Solid experience of modern manufacturing techniques ie Lean manufacturing.
- Proficient in NX CAD/CAM & Vericut Software
- Thorough CAD ability e.g. for design and review of a layout from a production perspective
- Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker values.
Our Values
At Martin-Baker, we value professionalism, understanding, teamwork, humility, accountability and integrity. We look for people who take pride in their work, collaborate openly and act with care because the work we do matters.
What We Offer
- Excellent pension package with strong employer support — Martin-Baker contributes 9% of your salary (non-contributory to the employee), with further employer contributions that grow as you increase your own
- Life Assurance
- Lunchtime finish on a Friday
- Personalised training and development plan
- Healthcare plan
- 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Martin-Baker + (retail discounts platform)
- Occupational Health team
- Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
How to Apply / Your Interview Journey
Please submit your CV and should you wish, a brief covering letter outlining your suitability, include any relevant experience, skills and expertise that you can bring to the role.
After submitting your application, your details will be reviewed and the recruitment team will be in touch.
First stage interview – a more informal discussion with the hiring team to understand your background and motivations for joining Martin-Baker, also offering you the opportunity to ask questions about the role.
Final stage interview – you’ll be invited to complete online SHL assessments to find out how you like to work and discover some of the skills that you can bring to the role. This discussion will be more thorough with the hiring team where you can showcase your skills and experience, in addition this stage will involve you presenting around a topic that you’ll be briefed on beforehand.
We believe in equal opportunity, committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.
Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting
The role also involves access to information governed by U.S. Export Control Laws (including ITAR); therefore, all applicants must satisfy ITAR eligibility requirements.
