Senior Manufacturing Engineering Leader - Equity & Impact

Divergent; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

World-class compensation package (equi

Paid time off & holidays

Health benefits (HMO/PPO)

Parental leave

Learning & development support

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary manufacturing engineering team within the DAPS framework. You will drive design-for-manufacturing, process development, and implementation of advanced manufacturing methods across multiple architectures.

Collaborate with design, materials, quality, and production teams to ensure production readiness and high reliability. You will guide project priorities, mentor engineers, and optimize processes with a focus on quality, cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or related discipline.
• 3+ years in a leadership role within manufacturing engineering.
• 8+ years in manufacturing engineering with aerospace/defense exposure.
• Proficiency in CAD software and GD&T.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

DFM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

MES

PLM

ERP

GD&T

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary manufacturing engineering team within the DAPS framework. You will drive design-for-manufacturing, process development, and implementation of advanced manufacturing methods across multiple architectures.

Collaborate with design, materials, quality, and production teams to ensure production readiness and high reliability. You will guide project priorities, mentor engineers, and optimize processes with a focus on quality, cost