Divergent
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
About this role
Divergent seeks a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to support the transition of advanced Laser Powder Bed Fusion production equipment from development into high-volume manufacturing. You will troubleshoot equipment issues, improve reliability and performance metrics, and help scale solutions across multiple factories.
What you'll do
- Support transition of newly developed L-PBF production equipment from qualification into sustained manufacturing operations
- Drive improvements in equipment reliability, throughput, yield, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) on assigned machines
- Troubleshoot complex equipment problems at the machine level and develop engineering solutions
- Transform machine-level solutions into standardized practices deployable across the fleet
- Collaborate with senior equipment engineers, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams
- Own technical responsibility for assigned production equipment and support fleet expansion
What they're looking for
- Equipment troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Additive Manufacturing (L-PBF) systems knowledge
- Manufacturing engineering and process improvement
- OEE and reliability optimization
- Technical problem-solving and independent judgment
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Documentation and standard work development
- Mechanical systems or controls background
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Divergent
Divergent builds advanced manufacturing platforms combining 3D-printed metal connectors, robotics, and AI to produce lightweight vehicles for aerospace and defense applications. The company is hiring structures engineers, AI software engineers, robotics systems engineers, and simulation engineers to develop its innovative DAPS technology and autonomous manufacturing automation systems.
View all jobs at DivergentLikely interview questions
- Describe a complex equipment failure you've diagnosed and resolved—what was your systematic approach?
- How would you approach stabilizing a newly qualified production machine while maintaining throughput targets?