Salient Motion

CMM Operator - Quality Inspection

Salient Motion · Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan Posted 2026-10-12
Type
Full-time
Experience
2+ yr
  • *Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**

Who We Are

Saginaw Precision (A Salient Motion Company) manufactures close-tolerance machined components for aerospace and defense customers. We’re hiring a CMM Operator to join our quality team and verify that what leaves our floor meets print, every time. You’ll work in a climate-controlled inspection lab alongside machinists, quality engineers, and program managers, inspecting first articles, in-process parts, and final shipments on tight-tolerance aerospace work.

What you'll do:

  • Set up and run coordinate measuring machines to inspect machined components against engineering drawings and 3D models
  • Execute existing CMM programs; edit and fine-tune routines as parts and fixturing change
  • Build and validate part fixturing and alignment strategies for repeatable measurement
  • Interpret blueprints, GD&T callouts per ASME Y14.5, and model-based definition data
  • Produce First Article Inspection reports to AS9102 and complete ballooned drawings
  • Document and communicate nonconformances; support root cause investigations with dimensional data
  • Use hand gauging:  micrometers, calipers, height gauges, bore gauges, optical comparator, where CMM isn’t the right tool
  • Maintain machine calibration schedules, artifact verification, and inspection records to AS9100 / NADCAP requirements
  • Provide dimensional feedback to machinists and programmers to correct process drift before it becomes scrap

What you need:

  • 2+ years operating CMMs in a machining or precision manufacturing environment
  • Working knowledge of PC-DMIS / Calypso / CAMIO / MODUS / MCOSMOS
  • Strong GD&T interpretation: datum structures, position, profile, runout
  • Comfort reading complex machined-part prints and revision-controlled documentation
  • Attention to detail and the discipline to hold a documented process
  • High school diploma or GED

Nice to have:

  • CMM programming experience (offline programming from CAD a plus)
  • Aerospace or defense manufacturing background; familiarity with AS9100 and AS9102
  • Experience with SPC, capability studies, and gage R&R
  • CMM vision systems, scanning probes, or CT/laser scanning exposure
  • ASQ CQI or similar certification

What we have to offer:

We are not just building components. We are reshaping the future of the Aerospace and Defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market! Come join us and help build next generation systems that will make a massive impact at global scale.

  • We offer competitive compensation + equity
  • Exceptional healthcare benefits, Medical is 100% covered by the company
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401K
  • More to come!
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