# Machinist/Programmer - Company: [Fuse]() - Location: San Leandro, California - Team: Engineering / Technical Ops\. - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $58K – $85K - Posted: May 19, 2025 ## Job description ## **About Fuse** We are building one of the most potentially consequential companies of the century. Our mission is to accelerate the world's transition to fusion energy while safeguarding humankind. This is not a normal company. This is not a normal job. We are committed for the long term to win. ## **About the Role** As a Machinist at Fuse, you're focused on production: taking drawings from engineering and turning them into parts, fast, right, and efficiently. You'll work on a mix of standardized TITAN components and rapid one-offs with tight timelines, operating manual and CNC mills and lathes, writing and optimizing CAM programs, and verifying dimensions to hit tolerances consistently. ## **Core Responsibilities** * Operate manual and CNC mills and lathes: set up, program, and run jobs from engineering drawings with precision and speed. * Write and edit CAM programs using Fusion CAD/CAM, NX CAM, or equivalent. * Select tooling and setups based on part geometry, material, and tolerances. * Work with materials including stainless steel, PMMA, composites, tungsten alloys, and others. * Inspect finished parts against engineering drawings and GD&T requirements and communicate issues to engineering. ## **Minimum Qualifications** * High school diploma or GED plus 1+ years of professional CNC machining experience, or equivalent education and hands-on shop experience. * Proficiency with 3-axis or higher CNC and manual mills and/or lathes. * Ability to read and write CAM code using Fusion CAD/CAM, NX CAM, or equivalent. * Solid understanding of GD&T, blueprint reading, and precision measurement. ## **Preferred Qualifications** * 3+ years of professional CNC machining experience. * Experience with 5-axis mills or multi-axis machines. * Familiarity with Haas machines. * CMM programming experience using ZEISS CALYPSO. ## **What We Value** * Give a shit. Build things you're proud of. * Take responsibility. If something is broken and you can fix it, fix it. See things through. * Move fast. Make decisions, learn quickly, and keep moving forward. * Think bigger. Simplify relentlessly. Don't default to the safe answer. * Disagree and commit. The best idea wins. Once a decision is made, we move. * Desire to win. This is hard. Expect intensity. We are here to win. * Plan B is to make Plan A work. ## **Physical Requirements** * Able to stand or sit for extended periods during machine operation. * Able to lift and carry items up to 25 pounds regularly and occasionally up to 50 pounds. * Consistent use of required PPE, including eye, hearing, hand, and foot protection. * Understanding and adherence to lockout/tagout procedures and safe machine operation. ## **Benefits** * Medical, dental, and vision coverage. * Relocation assistance for roles that require it. * Flexible time off. Take what you need, no accrual tracking. * 2 weeks of paid time off built into the end of each year, subject to team and business needs. * 10+ paid holidays. * Supportive leave of absence policies. * Paid leave for new parents. ## ## **ITAR Requirements** To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. ## **Equal Opportunity** Fuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Fuse is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, ancestry, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. ## Apply [Apply on Fuse]() Canonical job page: