- Robot type
- Industrial Automation
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Jul 10, 2026
- Salary
- $128,520–$204,090 a year
Full-time
Senior/Staff Manufacturing Development Engineer
Job description
Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.
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.
Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries.
Job responsibilities
- Serve as the primary manufacturing development engineering owner for one or more critical factory modules, subsystems, and/ 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
Job 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
- Experience with capital equipment or low-volume production
- Demonstrated ability to architect and deliver custom capital equipment or industrial automation systems
- Experience with PLM, MES, configuration management, change control