Location
Onsite in Torrance, California, United States. The role supports propulsion test stand construction, commissioning, and recurring engine testing, with regular exposure to high-pressure fluid systems, aviation fuels, and active propulsion testing.
Salary
$172,179–$273,458 USD per year, with level-based ranges from E05 Senior Engineer through E07 Principal Engineer.
Company
Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.
What you will do
•Deliver propulsion test stands from concept through commissioning, including mechanical, fluid, controls, and instrumentation systems.
•Design structural hardware, high-pressure fluid systems, and facility equipment for safe and repeatable engine testing.
•Architect and integrate instrumentation, data acquisition, and control systems for reliable, flight-critical measurements.
•Lead assembly, first-flow activation, shakedown testing, procedure development, and propulsion test campaigns.
•Coordinate test readiness reviews covering safety, instrumentation, and operating limits.
•Partner with Performance Engineering and other technical teams to analyze results, resolve issues, and automate test operations.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
•Experience designing, building, commissioning, and operating complex propulsion or mechanical test systems.
•Strong knowledge of high-pressure fluid systems, instrumentation, sensor integration, signal conditioning, and high-speed data acquisition.
•Experience developing reliable, high-fidelity test data systems in accordance with ASME B31.3 or equivalent standards.
•Ability to collaborate with technical and functional teams before and during test events.
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls and work onsite in the United States.
Nice to have
•Experience testing turbomachinery, gas turbines, or jet engines.
•Experience with fiber-optic instrumentation, PLCs, industrial controls, automation, or integrated test control systems.
•Familiarity with vibration, NVH, propulsion performance characterization, and test data analysis.
•Experience in fast-paced R&D or first-of-a-kind hardware development environments.
•Collaborative leadership experience enabling multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex technical systems.
Culture & Benefits
•Collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, and a year-end shutdown.
•Paid parental leave and comprehensive HMO or Premium PPO health coverage.
•Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Equity plan, discretionary results-based incentive opportunities, and learning and development reimbursement.
