Senior/Staff Manufacturing Development Engineer
About The Position
Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production. The goal of this manufacturing engineering role is to productionize and scale our internally developed advanced manufacturing capital equipment including laser powder bed fusion machines, automated assembly equipment, and other assets. The role owns the translation of complex machine technology from proof of concept to repeatable, reliable, and scalable manufacturing execution.
Requirements
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline
- 5+ years (Senior) or 7+ years (Staff) of relevant experience
- Demonstrated ownership of complex areas
- Strong experience in technical troubleshooting, RCCA, high-quality technical documentation, and/or manufacturing
Nice To Haves
- Experience with capital equipment or low-volume production
- Experience with PLM, MES, configuration management, change control
- Experience with tooling, fixtures, calibration tools, or test equipment
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary manufacturing development engineering owner for one or more critical factory modules, subsystems, and/or processes
- Develop deep technical understanding of assigned systems, including architecture, operating modes, controls, interfaces, failure modes, and interactions
- Own the manufacturing readiness of complex machine systems from development through build, commissioning, validation, qualification, and production handoff
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of clear, accurate, executable work instructions, standard operating procedures, test procedures, and process documentation
- Lead complex troubleshooting, RCCA, and corrective action implementation to improve machine reliability, uptime, quality, and repeatability
- Partner with design engineering, automation, software, operations, quality, supply chain, and R&D to improve manufacturability and execution
- Drive DFM, DFA, tolerance, process capability, tooling, fixture, and cycle time improvements
- Support design changes through PLM, configuration management, change control, implementation planning, and production cut-in
- Mentor engineers and technicians while raising standards for ownership, technical rigor, documentation quality, and follow-through
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity plan
- Discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities
- Paid vacation
- Sick time
- Company holidays
- Year-end shutdown
- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits (HMO and Premium PPO options)
- Company-sponsored life insurance
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
