Location: Long Beach or Torrance, California, United States. The role requires lawful access to information and technology subject to US export controls.
Salary: $111,300–$176,720 USD annually, with level-based ranges from Engineer II/E04 through Staff Engineer/E06.
Company
Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems through an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform for automotive, aerospace, and defense customers.
What you will do
•Lead technical projects for production Laser Powder Bed Fusion equipment and define project approaches, priorities, and data-backed recommendations.
•Support Service and Operations by improving work instructions, resolving novel equipment issues, and strengthening preventive maintenance based on performance data.
•Own equipment reliability after qualification, track safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance, and drive fleet-level improvements.
•Analyze machine process data together with printed-part data to identify causes of non-conformances and recurring failures.
•Lead RCCAs from containment through corrective action, coordinate with Development Engineering, and mentor engineers, technicians, and operators.
•Support change and configuration management, installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, qualification, production readiness, quality compliance, DFM, and DFR.
Requirements
•Eligibility to lawfully access US export-controlled information and technology.
•Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
•8+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing, equipment, reliability engineering, or advanced production environments, including 3+ years in metal additive manufacturing such as Laser Powder Bed Fusion or similar.
•Experience with technical leadership and mentoring engineers or technicians.
•Experience owning sustaining production-equipment performance and leading equipment through launch or ramp.
•Deep troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and controls systems, including cross-disciplinary problems.
•Ability to lead structured root cause investigations using methods such as RCCA, 5 Whys, Fishbone, or Fault Tree, and verify corrective-action effectiveness.
•Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, including finding issues in large datasets.
•Ability to influence engineering, operations, quality, maintenance, and service teams without direct authority and communicate across different technical levels.
Nice to have
•Experience with Laser Powder Bed Fusion or other metal additive manufacturing technologies.
•Experience in aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, or other high-volume precision manufacturing.
•Knowledge of AS9100, AMS, PPAP, APQP, or equivalent quality systems.
•Experience with equipment reliability, OEE improvement, or preventive maintenance programs.
•Experience with machine sensor data, manufacturing analytics, controls systems, PLCs, industrial automation, or machine integration.
•Experience supporting capital-equipment installation or commissioning.
Culture & Benefits
•Regular full-time employment with salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
•HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.
•Collaborative, high-performing, mission-driven environment focused on advanced manufacturing and reducing environmental footprint.
•Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify to confirm US employment eligibility.
Hiring process
•Interview evaluation determines the applicable level from E04 through E06.
•No agencies, solicitations, or calls are accepted.
