Senior Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation Lead

Divergent; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Parental leave

Health benefits

Learning & development reimbursement

Job summary

Divergent in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design and deployment of advanced automation systems within our Adaptive Production Systems. You will translate needs into robust designs, balance tradeoffs, and drive multi‑discipline teams from concept through production.

You will work on bleeding‑edge automation, mentor others, and help scale manufacturing capabilities in a fast‑moving environment while maintaining safety and reliability standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Demonstrated track record of architecting and delivering complex mechanical systems from concept through detailed design, build, test, release, and deployment
• Expert capability in 3D CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, component selection, and design for manufacturability and assembly
• Broad understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply to multidisciplinary design problems
• Hands‑on experience developing prototypes and integrating, testing, and troubleshooting mechanical equipment

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design and development of significant automation systems—from problem definition to deployment
• Define system requirements, interfaces, constraints, and acceptance criteria with cross‑functional teams
• Develop architectures and detailed designs using CAD, drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, BOMs
• Apply mechanics expertise to balance performance, cost, manufacturability, and deployment speed
• Lead technical coordination across engineering, manufacturing quality, supply chain, and suppliers
• Mentor engineers and provide design reviews to raise quality and consistency
• Identify and mitigate risks; drive prototyping, testing, and iterations

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Mechanical design

Systems integration

Prototyping

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Jira

Confluence

PowerBI

Oracle

Job description

Divergent in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design and deployment of advanced automation systems within our Adaptive Production Systems. You will translate needs into robust designs, balance tradeoffs, and drive multi‑discipline teams from concept through production.

You will work on bleeding‑edge automation, mentor others, and help scale manufacturing capabilities in a fast‑moving environment while maintaining safety and reliability standards.