Senior AM Equipment 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 Join our mission to redefine aerospace and automotive manufacturing through advanced Additive Manufacturing. We are seeking a hands-on Additive Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to help transition next-generation Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) production equipment from development into high-volume manufacturing. This role helps ensure our production equipment is stable, reliable, scalable, and capable of delivering world-class safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. As our manufacturing footprint expands across multiple factories, you will solve equipment problems at the machine level and help transform those solutions into engineering standards deployed across the entire fleet. Success in this role requires strong troubleshooting skills, independent technical judgment, and the drive to grow into broader fleet-level ownership. You will work alongside senior equipment engineers to stabilize new machines, improve reliability, and build the standards that carry the fleet as it scales. The Role As an Additive Manufacturing Equipment Engineer II , you will take technical responsibility for assigned production equipment after engineering qualification. You will work at the intersection of equipment engineering, manufacturing, quality, reliability, and operations , applying independent judgment to solve complex problems and improving standard work with input from your manager and senior engineers . You will: Support the transition of newly developed production equipment from qualification into sustained manufacturing. Drive improvements in equipment reliability, throughput, yield, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) on assigned machines. Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, controls, and process-related issues affecting production, adapting established methods to new problems. Apply and improve engineering standards that ensure consistency across production assets. Provide production feedback to design engineering on machine performance and reliability. Support technical investigations and Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) for equipment failures. Contribute to cost reduction through equipment optimization and process improvements. Support capital equipment installation, commissioning, and production readiness activities. Act as a technical resource for operators, technicians, and peers. Equipment Performance & Machine Ownership Take technical responsibility for assigned production L-PBF equipment following Operational Qualification (OQ). Track performance against established baselines and improve machine capability across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Execute standardized equipment configurations and flag deviations between machines and factories. Contribute to engineering standards supporting future factory deployments. Troubleshooting & Reliability Engineering Troubleshoot equipment issues involving mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and process interactions. Perform root cause investigations using structured engineering methodologies. Implement corrective actions that eliminate recurring failures. Improve preventative maintenance procedures based on equipme…