Location: Torrance, California, United States. Onsite manufacturing environment with occasional travel of up to 10% for customer audits, supplier evaluations, or off-site quality initiatives.
Salary: $96,350–$153,040 USD annually, depending on level.
Company
Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing solutions for complex automotive, aerospace, and defense systems.
What you will do
•Lead internal audits and host customer and third-party audits of the quality management system.
•Manage corrective and preventive actions, including root cause analysis, action planning, and effectiveness reviews.
•Analyze KPIs, nonconformance trends, yield, defect rates, and delivery data to identify improvement opportunities.
•Develop quality dashboards, reports, process controls, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards.
•Support process validation, quality control planning, and deployment of new inspection technologies.
•Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, customers, and suppliers while mentoring quality team members.
Requirements
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
•Experience leading quality initiatives focused on process improvement, defect reduction, and inspection optimization in manufacturing.
•Proficiency with PPAP, FMEA, and root cause analysis.
•Knowledge of CMM programming, Gage R&R, sampling techniques, and advanced inspection methods.
•Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
•Ability to work in a production environment with frequent standing, walking, and light lifting up to 25 pounds.
Nice to have
•Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or related Engineering, or equivalent quality-focused experience.
•Experience in automotive, aerospace, or defense and familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or IATF 16949.
•Experience with customer and registrar audits, SPC, and Cpk analysis.
•Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification.
•Experience with additive manufacturing or automated inspection systems.
Culture & Benefits
•Collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing environment within a mission-driven manufacturing company.
•Competitive salary with equity and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and parental leave.
•HMO and Premium PPO health plans, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.
