Divergent 3D is on a mission to democratize the design and manufacture of vehicles. We want to enable a future where small entrepreneurial teams across the globe will bring increasingly material and energy efficient transportation solutions to market with a fraction of the capital and time.

The current auto manufacturing system is economically and environmentally broken. Divergent invented a manufacturing system that combines software, additive manufacturing, and assembly technologies to radically reduce the material, energy, time and capital required to design and build vehicles. This will transform the automotive industry from capital intensive to innovation intensive while dramatically reducing the lifecycle environmental impact of vehicles. Over the past two years, the company has been recognized for its disruptive innovation, receiving the Frost & Sullivan Innovation of the Year and the inaugural Petersen Innovation in the Automotive Industry awards as well as being named a Google Moonshot company.

Director of Quality

You will be working for an organization that values a strong collaboration between all operations functions to ensure we are designing optimal manufacturing processes that are safe, cost effective, reliable and maintainable.

D3D is currently seeking a highly skilled, experienced director of quality to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be responsible for all operational quality related functions including site, program, and customer specific requirements. The Director of Quality will complete implementation the D3D QOS, manage various projects, lead and champion process improvement initiatives, and provide corrective actions for a variety of products and services.

What You Will Do:

• Implement and maintain quality processes in support of ISO9001, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001, and AS9100 with hands on support of additive manufacturing and assembly operations quality.

• Complete implementation of the Divergent QOS, in support of ISO, internal D3D and customer requirements.

• Reviews customer and engineering requirements to ensure successful new product launch APQP and PPAP. Develops and recommends inspection, sampling techniques and quality control procedures insuring the production of finished products which meet or exceed quality specifications and standards.

• Writes and institutes inspection and testing procedures for incoming and finished products periodically reviewing and re-evaluating current procedures to insure proper product inspection and testing are done.

• Ensure that the Quality roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, documented, disseminated and understood by all level of employees

• Maintains and reports on the status of the quality system to management including customer scorecards, quality rejections, cost of quality, audit programs, calibration, annual CMM layouts and product on quality hold.

• Participate in the Product Development Process assuring customer quality deliverables are understood and communicated from quotation to successful product realization

• Drive continual quality improvement initiatives internally and with suppliers, including resolution of process/ product non-conformances.

• Manages and monitors internal process management system for part quality and Blade production to ensure 100% of issues tracked and identified in Jira.

• Develops and conducts vehicle quality inspections and incoming material inspections.

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.), in technical discipline.

• Minimum 3 years of management related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Hands-on quality management experience at an automotive OEM or Supplier with a focus on operational quality in an automotive manufacturing process environment (laser cut, forming, bending, welding, machining, assembly) and vehicle assembly quality.

• Experience in APQP process and PPAP package creation and submission.

• Have a working knowledge of GD&T and dimensional inspection techniques (CMM, Romer Arm, Laser Tracker, hand tools, etc.) including usage of Faro arm and/ or Metrascan experience.

• Extensive use of statistical analysis.

• Hands-on ability to lead team members to an objective quality process in support of ISO 9001/14001, IATF 16949, AS9100 & customer requirements, including deploying supporting documents, and required resources.

• Capable of analyzing operational situations, determining and evaluating risk, and employing management tools and problem-solving techniques (8D, 3 Legged 5-why) in resolving organizational challenges.

• Ability to interact professionally on a technical level (both written and verbal) with all company functional groups, suppliers, and customers.

• Must be proficient with MS Office, with emphasis on reports, graphs, and presentations.

• Ability to thrive and deliver goals and objectives in a quick moving, start up environment.

• Ability to travel as needed.

The Extras:

• 3D printing quality activities.

Divergent 3D is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Our positions adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.