Manufacturing Development Engineer - Capital Equipment

Divergent; New Mexico; On-site; USD 111,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Learning & development

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to productionize and scale our advanced capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion and automation systems. You will own readiness from development through production handoff, partnering with design, automation, software, and operations to improve manufacturability and execution.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, develop clear work instructions, optimize tooling and fixtures, and lead investigations to drive uptime, quality and

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 1+ years (Engineer II), 5+ years (Senior) or 7+ years (Staff) of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex areas and strong technical documentation.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary manufacturing development owner for one or more critical modules, subsystems, or processes.
• Develop deep technical understanding of assigned systems, including architecture, operating modes, controls, interfaces, failures, 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 work instructions, SOPs, test procedures, and process documentation.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, RCCA, and corrective action to improve machine reliability, uptime, and quality.
• 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.

Skills

Troubleshooting

RCCA

Documentation

Manufacturing

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PLM

MES

Change control

Configuration management

Tooling & fixtures

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to productionize and scale our advanced capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion and automation systems. You will own readiness from development through production handoff, partnering with design, automation, software, and operations to improve manufacturability and execution.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, develop clear work instructions, optimize tooling and fixtures, and lead investigations to drive uptime, quality and