Manufacturing Engineer (Capital Equipment & Automation)

Divergent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Divergent in Los Angeles designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems for demanding industries. We seek a manufacturing engineer to productionize our capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion machines and automated assembly gear.

You will own readiness from development through production handoff and work with design, automation, software, and operations to raise manufacturability. The role emphasizes creating clear work instructions, procedure documentation, and performing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required.
• 1+ years (Engineer II), 5+ years (Senior), or 7+ years (Staff) of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex areas and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with capital equipment or industrial automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary manufacturing development owner for one or more factory modules/subsystems.
• Develop deep technical understanding of assigned systems including architecture, controls, interfaces, and failure modes.
• Own manufacturing readiness from development through production handoff.
• Create clear, executable work instructions, SOPs, test procedures, and process docs.
• Lead RCCA investigations and implement corrective actions to improve uptime and quality.
• Collaborate with design, automation, software, operations, quality, and supply chain to improve manufacturability.
• Drive DFx improvements and support design changes through PLM and change control.
• Mentor engineers and technicians to raise standards and drive accountability.

Skills

Ownership of complex areas

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLM

MES

Configuration management

Change control

Job description

Divergent in Los Angeles designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems for demanding industries. We seek a manufacturing engineer to productionize our capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion machines and automated assembly gear.

You will own readiness from development through production handoff and work with design, automation, software, and operations to raise manufacturability. The role emphasizes creating clear work instructions, procedure documentation, and performing