Manufacturing Engineer - Capital Equipment & Automation

Divergent; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Parental leave

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Learning reimbursement

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to scale and productionize capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion and automated assembly lines. You will own the manufacturing readiness from development to production handoff, driving DFM/DFM improvements, and leading documentation and RCCA efforts.

You will collaborate with design, automation, software, operations, quality, and supply chain to improve manufacturability, set up robust work instructions, and mentor junior engineers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 1+ years (Engineer II), 5+ years (Senior) or 7+ years (Staff) of relevant experience.
• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex areas.
• Strong experience in technical troubleshooting, RCCA, high-quality technical documentation, and/or manufacturing.

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

Skills

Ownership of complex areas

Technical troubleshooting

Documentation

RCCA / corrective actions

Manufacturing knowledge

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

PLM

MES

Configuration management

Change control

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to scale and productionize capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion and automated assembly lines. You will own the manufacturing readiness from development to production handoff, driving DFM/DFM improvements, and leading documentation and RCCA efforts.

You will collaborate with design, automation, software, operations, quality, and supply chain to improve manufacturability, set up robust work instructions, and mentor junior engineers and