Manufacturing Engineer - Capital Equipment & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary results-based incentive

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Health insurance (HMO/PPO)

Life insurance & disability coverage

Education reimbursement

Year-end shutdown

Job summary

Divergent is building the new industrial age in the United States, designing, manufacturing, and assembling advanced systems for demanding industries. This manufacturing engineering role focuses on productionizing and scaling capital equipment—from laser powder bed fusion to automated assembly—and translating complex machine tech from concept to repeatable production.

You will own multiple modules, develop deep system understanding, and lead readiness through all stages, while mentoring

Qualifications

• 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 and strong troubleshooting/documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary manufacturing development owner for critical factory modules and subsystems.
• Develop deep technical understanding of systems, including architecture, controls, interfaces, and failure modes.
• Own the manufacturing readiness from development through production handoff.
• Lead development of clear working instructions, SOPs, tests, and process documentation.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and corrective action to improve reliability and uptime.
• Collaborate with design engineering, automation, software, and operations to improve manufacturability and execution.
• Drive DFMs, DFAs, tolerances, tooling, and cycle-time improvements.
• Support design changes through PLM, configuration management, and production cut-in.
• Mentor engineers and technicians to raise standards of ownership and quality.

Skills

Technical ownership

Troubleshooting

Documentation quality

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLM

MES

Configuration management

Change control

Job description

Divergent is building the new industrial age in the United States, designing, manufacturing, and assembling advanced systems for demanding industries. This manufacturing engineering role focuses on productionizing and scaling capital equipment—from laser powder bed fusion to automated assembly—and translating complex machine tech from concept to repeatable production.

You will own multiple modules, develop deep system understanding, and lead readiness through all stages, while mentoring