Senior/Lead AM Development Engineer

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector.

Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production.

Purpose

Drive continuous improvements for all avenues of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) process. This scope includes new AM equipment, advanced print file programming, and printed product design. Achieve best-in-class printed material performance and cost of goods sold (COGS).

The Role

• Act as a subject matter expert in additive manufacturing (AM) driving high-priority improvements to printed material capability, consistency, and total manufacturing cost.
• Independently define project scope, collaboratively align stakeholders, prioritize resources, organize data, and effectively communicate status of development activities.
• Characterize, control, and qualify key aspects of AM equipment to repeatedly produce high quality material.
• Develop and validate improvements to in-house designed AM equipment.
• Develop novel print file toolpath generation techniques and process parameters to meet cost and performance needs for both automotive and aerospace markets using internally developed software tools.
• Utilize and improve material qualification framework to fully characterize AM material properties and deploy into production with robust design allowables.
• Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to advise on feasibility and risk assessments for new AM products or features.
• Author and maintain engineering specifications to drive printed material consistency with effective technical writing that is clear and concise.
• Support disposition of AM quality non-conformances.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Work Environment

Compensation

At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at level E05 - E06 as evaluated through our interview process.

Senior Engineer / E05 : $122,400 - $168,300

Lead Engineer / E06 : $141,400-194,400

Pay Range

122,400

194,400 USD

What We Offer :

Equal Employment Opportunity

Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

EEO Poster

In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.

E-Verify : Right to Work

Our company participates in E-Verify . E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate's eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

Eligibility to Work Poster (English) |  Eligibility to Work Poster (Spanish)

Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

No agencies, no solicitations, and no calls please.

Salary : $141,400 - $194,400