Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (A&D)

Divergent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary incentive bonus

Paid vacation

Sick time

Company holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Learning & development reimbursement

Job summary

Divergent is innovating in the new industrial age by designing, manufacturing, and assembling advanced systems for demanding industries. You will lead a multi-disciplinary manufacturing engineering team within the DAPS architecture, driving design-for-manufacturing, process development, and scalable production strategies.

We seek a leader with 8+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong CAD/GD&T skills, and hands-on experience in additive manufacturing, robotics, and ERP/MES/PLM systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering required.
• 3+ years in a leadership role within manufacturing engineering.
• 8+ years in manufacturing engineering with aerospace/defense exposure.
• Proficient in CAD (Siemens NX, AutoCAD) and GD&T.
• Experience with MES, PLM, and ERP systems.
• Hands-on with additive manufacturing, robotics and automation.
• Proven track record leading complex projects for high-performance materials and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team driving design-for-manufacturing, process development, and advanced manufacturing methods across the DAPS architecture.
• Oversee manufacturing requirements, process specs, and root cause investigations to ensure reliable production.
• Set team priorities, track projects, and mentor engineers to hit milestones.
• Develop approaches to process qualification, scalability, and automation.
• Implement strategies in machining, additive manufacturing, assembly, bonding, coatings and joining.
• Identify and deploy technologies to improve quality, reduce cost, and increase throughput.
• Collaborate with design, materials, quality and production to influence hardware design and readiness.

Skills

Leadership

CAD software

GD&T

MES

PLM

ERP

Additive manufacturing

Robotics

Automation

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

MES

PLM

ERP systems

Job description

Divergent is innovating in the new industrial age by designing, manufacturing, and assembling advanced systems for demanding industries. You will lead a multi-disciplinary manufacturing engineering team within the DAPS architecture, driving design-for-manufacturing, process development, and scalable production strategies.

We seek a leader with 8+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong CAD/GD&T skills, and hands-on experience in additive manufacturing, robotics, and ERP/MES/PLM systems.