Location
Long Beach or Torrance, California, United States. The role requires onsite work and the ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
Salary
$41.69–$76.47 per hour, depending on Specialist III–V level.
Company
Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems for automotive, aerospace, defense, and other demanding industries through an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform.
What you will do
•Set up, operate, and optimize 3-axis, 3+2, and full 5-axis CNC milling equipment for prototype and production components.
•Develop machining strategies covering programming approaches, tooling selection, workholding, fixturing, and dynamic work offsets.
•Interpret engineering drawings and GD&T requirements to verify dimensional accuracy and quality.
•Diagnose tool wear, workholding, machine performance, and program issues, establishing repeatable solutions.
•Partner with design and manufacturing engineering teams to improve manufacturability, cycle time, process reliability, and scalability.
•Develop machining standards and setup documentation, mentor machinists and technicians, and support EHS and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
•Extensive experience operating and optimizing multi-axis CNC machines, including full 5-axis machining centers.
•Strong proficiency with Siemens and Heidenhain controllers.
•Advanced practical knowledge of GD&T, precision machining, inspection, tooling, fixturing, and program strategy.
•Experience machining complex 5-axis components in aluminum, steel, titanium, nickel-based alloys, or similar materials.
•Experience creating setup documentation, standardized procedures, and dynamic work offsets, as well as mentoring machinists and operators.
Nice to have
•Experience with additively manufactured components and hybrid additive-subtractive workflows.
•Familiarity with large-format CNC or gantry-style machining platforms.
•Manual machining and turning experience supporting tooling and fixtures.
Culture & Benefits
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, and a year-end shutdown.
•Paid parental leave and comprehensive HMO or Premium PPO health benefits.
•Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Equity plan and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
•Learning and development reimbursement in a collaborative, high-performing, mission-driven manufacturing environment.
