Senior Advanced Machinist Technician
Quick Summary
Basic Qualifications Technical certificate or 7 years of experience or equivalent is required. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
~1 min readTechnical certificate or 7 years of experience or equivalent is required.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
~1 min readDeveloping mission-critical systems that help keep people safe is what we do. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you’ll be part of the team that helps heroes make a true impact. The work we do is important. The challenges we face are career-defining. The opportunity we can offer is one-of-a-kind. We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers’ missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between. By reading and following instructions including blueprints, you’ll form and shape complex material by operating lathes, drill presses, mills, routers, grinding machines, duplicating, and profile machines, brakes and shears and light-duty bench or floor machine tools and equipment such as small lathes, power mills, extruding machines, drills or punch presses, power brakes, shears or saws. Additionally, the Senior Advanced Machinist Technician will set up machines, make adjustments, perform maintenance and check work using prescribed gauges, jigs and fixtures to measure close tolerances.
- Technologies that aren’t just top-notch, they’re often top-secret
- A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what’s next
- Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it’s discovered
- An Associate’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
- Ability to provide direction and delegate work
- Ability to use mechanical hand and simple power tools
- Distinct leadership, computer, organization and communication skills
- Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
- Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- ≈ $90,480–$99,237 a year
- 40% above the $67,600 median for Machinist jobs on Jobera (182 salaries).
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 27, 2026
- First seen
- October 27, 2026
- Last seen
- October 27, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 68%
- Scored at
- October 28, 2026
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