- Robot type
- Industrial Automation
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Salary
- $150,020–$206,280 a year
Full-time
Manager, Optical Manufacturing Development Engineering
Job description
Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.
Lead the optical systems function within Divergent's Manufacturing Development Engineering (MDE) team, owning the integration, commissioning, and long-term calibration stability of optical subsystems (beam delivery, scanners/galvos, F-theta lenses, high-speed imaging) across the LPBF machine fleet. This is a player-coach role: you'll lead a small team of optics engineers while staying hands-on with builds, troubleshooting, and calibration verification — ensuring machines hold optical performance and repeatability from commissioning through full-rate production.
Divergent is building the new industrial age.
Job responsibilities
- Own optical subsystem integration and stabilization across LPBF machine builds, from initial bring-up through commissioning and steady-state production
- Lead development of calibration procedures and, critically, verification methods that confirm calibration integrity is maintained over time — through drift, wear, and environmental variation
- Build and lead a small team of optics engineers, working alongside them on builds, calibration, troubleshooting, and RCCA
- Partner with hardware design, controls/software, process engineering, and operations to resolve optical performance issues affecting build quality, uptime, and throughput
- Own documentation for optical subsystems: work instructions, calibration and verification procedures, acceptance criteria, and test plans
- Lead RCCA on optical-related failures and escapes; own corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurrence
- Establish metrics for optical system health (calibration hold time, drift rate, verification pass rate, MTBF) and drive continuous improvement
- Train technicians and engineers on calibration, alignment, and laser safety practices
Job requirements
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
- Bachelor's degree in Optics/Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in electro-optical or opto-mechanical systems design, integration, or calibration, ideally within capital equipment or industrial systems
- Experience developing and validating calibration and verification processes for optical or laser systems
- Hands-on experience integrating high-power lasers, scanners/galvos, or beam delivery optics
- Experience with RCCA and technical troubleshooting of complex electro-optical systems
- Strong technical documentation skills (work instructions, test procedures, calibration standards)
- Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor others while remaining technically hands-on