Senior Design Engineer

Divergent • Torrance, CA

1d • $105,980 - $194,390

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer bridges design and production by creating and optimizing product designs for manufacturability, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with internal and industry standards. Working with integrated project team (IPT) members, the role produces, reviews, and matures technical documentation, including CAD models, drawings, PMI, DFMEA, bills of material, and engineering specifications. Expertise in CAD, GD&T, and PLM systems supports accurate, functional, and manufacturable implementation of design intent that meets customer expectations and Divergent’s quality and consistency standards.

The role challenges existing design requirements and defines standards for product functions and features based on regulations, DFM/DFAM, and product attributes. It serves as a subject-matter expert in PLM, GD&T, CAD design practices, and lessons learned; protects the quality and usability of released engineering products; and supports active programs, production issue resolution, engineering changes, cost reduction, and prototype and production builds. The position also supports process improvement, training, and the maintenance of design documentation.

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. The position is subject to U.S. export-control access requirements.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Aerospace or automotive design background.
• At least 2 years of CAD experience creating detailed models.
• At least 2 years of PLM/PDM experience.
• Solid understanding of common manufacturing and assembly methods, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis.
• Experience with PMI, DFMEA, control plans, PPAP, and APQP.
• Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, and Y14.41.
• Self-motivation and strong multitasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in an integrated team, including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Attention to detail and record keeping.

Nice To Haves

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of Siemens NX experience.
• At least 2 years of Teamcenter experience.
• Experience interfacing with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to understand system designs and associated constraints.
• Experience in CMM programming in a CNC machine shop, including mills, lathes, and EDM.
• Experience with fast-iteration prototyping programs.
• Demonstrated development and configuration-management experience on technically complex hardware products.
• Expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including taking products from prototype design to production.
• Solid understanding of common manufacturing materials and processes, including mills, lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, and inspection; additive manufacturing is a plus.
• Working knowledge of chassis systems and vehicle-dynamics fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Atlassian tools such as Confluence and JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Challenge existing design requirements and define new design standards for product functions and features based on regulations, DFM/DFAM, and product attributes.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for PLM, GD&T, CAD-design best practices, and lessons learned.
• Ensure designs meet engineering, manufacturability, and industry standards, and address issues during the release phase.
• Protect the quality of released engineering products, including designs, CAD, drawings, and PMI, and ensure production teams receive accurate, usable data.
• Check technical documentation, including drawings, PMI, BOMs, DFMEA, and specifications, before release into PLM and enforce internal SOPs and guidelines.
• Analyze drawings, models, and documentation for GD&T accuracy, completeness, manufacturability, assemble-ability, and inspectability.
• Create and manage design engineering data for active programs as requested by the IPT.
• Manage ongoing production NCRs and dispositions in collaboration with manufacturing and responsible engineers.
• Support implementation of ECRs and ECOs for production parts as required.
• Work cross-functionally on cost reduction, methods, and product improvements, and support prototype and production build activities.
• Identify opportunities for standardization, automation, and process improvement in GD&T and PMI practices.
• Support training of new personnel in the area of competence.
• Maintain and organize design documentation and reference material, ensuring revisions and updates are documented, stored, and disseminated to the broader team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health and wellness benefits, with HMO and Premium PPO options.
• Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level