Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 24-MAG LLC connects experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams. The company is seeking an experienced CAM Programmer to evaluate Fusion 360 CAM programs, develop objective grading rubrics, and assess the safety and production feasibility of 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining strategies. The role also involves verifying toolpaths, tooling, setups, process constraints, and technical evaluation criteria.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate CAM programs developed in Autodesk Fusion 360
- Assess machining strategies against provided CAD models, stock, machine configurations, and tooling
- Review toolpath selection, sequencing, parameters, and overall machining approach
- Identify unsafe, inefficient, or technically inappropriate programming decisions
- Apply real production experience when determining whether a CAM solution should be approved
- Review and evaluate 4-axis and 5-axis CNC toolpaths
- Assess tool orientation, indexing, simultaneous machining strategies, and machine accessibility
- Identify potential collisions, clearance issues, or problematic machine movements
- Evaluate setups for realistic production feasibility
- Apply multi-axis machining judgement to complex part geometries
- Author structured 10-criterion grading rubrics for Fusion 360 CAM programs
- Create objective, text-based, and independently verifiable evaluation criteria
- Define standards that distinguish production-ready CAM programs from unsafe or impractical solutions
- Ensure criteria reflect real machining requirements rather than purely theoretical correctness
- Maintain consistent evaluation standards across different parts and machining contexts
- Assess tooling selection, feeds and speeds, workholding, stock considerations, and machining sequence
- Review roughing, finishing, drilling, contouring, and other relevant machining operations
- Evaluate collision avoidance, tool reach, machine limits, and setup constraints
- Identify errors that could affect safety, dimensional accuracy, surface finish, or production reliability
- Verify that proposed workflows are realistic for the specified equipment and manufacturing environment
- Write clear verification rationale for every rubric criterion
- Review sample CAM solutions and explain pass/fail outcomes
- Identify missing information or assumptions affecting machining feasibility
- Provide concise technical reasoning grounded in hands-on manufacturing experience
- Review existing evaluation criteria for clarity, objectivity, and technical accuracy
Skills
- 5+ years of professional CAM programming experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM
- Current access to a Fusion 360 licence
- Demonstrated ability to program 4-axis and/or 5-axis CNC toolpaths
- Strong practical understanding of CNC machining, tooling, workholding, setups, and production constraints
- Ability to determine whether a CAM program would run safely and reliably on a real machine
- Experience interpreting CAD models and translating them into effective machining strategies
- Strong understanding of collision avoidance, machine limits, tool accessibility, and process sequencing
- Excellent written English and ability to explain technical decisions clearly
- Experience as a CAM instructor, trainer, or technical educator is advantageous
Benefits
- Part-time independent contractor engagement
- Fully remote and open globally
- Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
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