Mach Industries

CNC Machining Careers in Huntington Beach, CA
CNC Programming | Prototype Machining | Defense & Aerospace Manufacturing

🔎 At a glance

Company Name: Mach Industries
Location: Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Shop Type: Vertically integrated, hardware-first defense manufacturer
Industries Served: Defense, aerospace, unmanned systems
Production Style: Prototype and low-volume production
Machining Capabilities: 5-axis milling, live tooling turning, mill-turn, multi-tasking machines, CNC programming
Materials: Alloys, metals, and plastics

🏭 About Mach Industries

Mach Industries is a defense manufacturing company headquartered in Huntington Beach, California. It develops advanced unmanned systems and the industrial capacity needed to produce them at scale, using a vertically integrated, hardware-first approach to design, build, test, and field defense systems.

Through Mach Propulsion and Mach Energetics, the company develops and produces jet engines, solid rocket motors, and energetic systems, and it serves outside customers as a component and subsystem provider for booster, sustainer, and unmanned aerial platforms. Its Forge division is described as a network of decentralized, flexible factories built to scale aerospace and defense systems and components.

Mach says its aim is to give the U.S. and its allies speed, adaptability, and resilience in an increasingly contested world.

👍 Why you'll like working here

• The parts go into unmanned and autonomous defense platforms, so the work ties directly to a finished product.
• Prototype machinists work directly with design and manufacturing engineers, which shortens the loop between a drawing and a part.
• Machinists own the process from setup and program edits through inspection and troubleshooting, with minimal supervision.
• Programmers design their own workholding and fixtures and move between R&D prototyping and short-run production.
• Mach describes its team as engineering-obsessed and mission-driven.

⚙️ What you'll be working on

Mach's open CNC roles cover prototype and low-volume production of precision components for defense and aerospace hardware.

• Programming and running 5-axis mills, live tooling lathes, mill-turns, and multi-tasking machines.
• Machining complex components from engineering drawings, CAD models, and GD&T requirements.
• Building custom workholding and fixtures, and supporting process development.
• Holding tight tolerances and surface finishes on alloys, metals, and plastics.
• Checking first-article and in-process parts and working through quality issues with engineers.

⭐ Shop highlights

• Headquartered in Huntington Beach, California.
• Vertically integrated, hardware-first approach.
• Propulsion and energetics divisions plus the Forge contract and component manufacturing network.
• Prototype-to-production work on unmanned and defense systems.
• Roles subject to U.S. export-control (ITAR) eligibility requirements.

🛠️ Machines & technology

CNC Mills: 3-axis and 5-axis machining centers
CNC Lathes / Mill-Turn: Live tooling lathes, mill-turns, and multi-tasking machines
Controls: Fanuc, Haas, Okuma, Siemens, Brother
CAM Software: ESPRIT, Mastercam, NX CAM (Fusion 360 and HyperMill named as preferred)
Other: CMMs and precision measurement tools; waterjet and 3D printing experience listed as a plus

📏 Quality & inspection

Mach's postings call for first-article and in-process inspection with calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and CMMs, work to GD&T standards, and adherence to defense industry standards and safety protocols. Certifications are not listed on Mach's public pages.

💼 Current CNC career opportunities

• CNC Machine Programmer – Huntington Beach, CA – $50 – $60 per hour
• Prototype Machinist – Huntington Beach, CA – $38 – $48 per hour

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