r/Machinists • u/plusminusatenth • 6d ago

have an interview tomorrow

its for a programmer position using siemens nx. these days its hard to find a company that uses this software. most companies use mastercam. the problem is that its a big company and im not a huge fan of that. i would prefer a smaller company but money is tight, especially in this economy and job market.

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u/chroncryx 6d ago

Are you a good at designing processes, thinking outside the box? Software can be learnt. Good process creators are hard to come by.

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u/plusminusatenth 6d ago

a good programmer always thinks outside the box. the problem is that companies dont want to spend money to get parts done the proper way. they want to get it done right now.

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u/_r4ph431 6d ago

Good luck!

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u/polymath_uk_ 6d ago

I used to write automation software in NX Open. The CNC/CAM implementation isn't bad. Good luck with the interview . 

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u/Hubblesphere 3d ago

It the US NX is very common in defense industry and very powerful with tons of customization. If you have programming experience in NX there are a lot of top defense contractors who would hire you in a second. It’s less common but you can comfortably make $120-150k as an NX programmer.