CNC Programmer
Venus Aerospace · Houston, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Venus Aerospace (aerospace & defense) in Houston, TX. Provide a critical eye to every detail to ensure success of hardware.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- GD&T, Robotics, CNC, Machining, Tooling, CATIA / NX
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 52 live postings that list pay, out of 947 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 72 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $85k–$105k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- ✓ Tooling 40%
- ✓ Machining 37%
- ✓ CNC 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Robotics, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Venus Aerospace
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- 2
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Venus Aerospace in Houston
1 other open role at this site.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Integration Facing) · Manufacturing · Senior
Full description from Venus AerospaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You’ll Get To Do
- •Program and support high-precision, quick-turn projects, as well as small-batch production jobs, with the same attention to detail.
- •Look critically at all part processes to drive efficiency and improve quality by interfacing with engineers, machinists, and designers.
- •Complete machining operations from blueprints, drawings, models, and verbal instructions.
- •Plan, program, set up, and help prove out parts on our 3-, 4-, and 5-axis NC machines.
- •Give feedback to engineering, including early process reviews, and receive feedback from customers to improve quality at the machine.
- •Print-to-part manufacture of precision tooling and rocket hardware.
- •Develop processes and procedures to maintain our manufacturing excellence.
- •Be a value-added voice in decisions related to tooling and machine choice.
- •Bring solutions to hard problems by communicating clearly and conscientiously.
- •Provide a critical eye to every detail to ensure success of hardware.
- •Use your experience to set the standards in operations and maintenance, while working smart to maintain a healthy and safe environment to ensure we all make it “Home for Dinner.”
- •Collaborate closely with a tight-knit team of driven industry experts, united by a shared mission and exceptional teamwork.
- •Grow your leadership and teamwork skills.
What You Have
- •High school diploma or equivalent
- •5+ years of CNC programming experience, including 5+ years hands-on experience setting up and operating 5-axis Mills or Lathes
- •Experience or exposure to multiple controls including: Fanuc, HAAS and Okuma
- •Proficiency with CATIA (DELMIA) programming suite; Mastercam experience is a plus
- •Ability to read and troubleshoot G-code before it gets to the shop floor and in process at the machine
- •Comprehensive understanding of GD&T and Blueprint reading skills
- •Proficiency with metrology tools such as dial indicators, bore gauges, micrometers, calipers, and other common inspection tools
- •Deep knowledge of cutting tools, a strong basis for speed and feed selections across material groups/types, and a desire to expand your knowledge base
- •Ability to work directly with designers in an R&D environment
- •Excellent communication and written skills
- •Excellent coordination and mechanical skills
- •Computer proficiency
- •Proficiency in shop math
- •Willingness to work in a dynamic prototype/R&D environment
- •Ability to lift 50 pounds
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What Will Set You Apart
- •Experience designing in Siemens NX and Catia