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Build and maintain integrated program schedules from proposal through delivery, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, materials, and multiple production sites. Monitor progress, manage dependencies and critical paths, develop scalable planning processes, synchronize inter-factory operations, support S&OP, and improve scheduling and supply-chain standards. The role is on-site in a manufacturing environment with periodic travel to other sites, suppliers, and logistics partners.

Owns the optical and opto-mechanical systems for Divergent’s laser powder bed fusion platform. Leads investigations, calibration, error budgeting, characterization, validation, and design improvements addressing optical performance, reliability, alignment, thermal drift, vibration, and contamination. Partners across software, controls, manufacturing, quality, service, suppliers, and process development to improve printer consistency and future architectures. The role includes hands-on assembly, alignment, testing, troubleshooting, technical leadership, standards development, and mentoring.

Lead software architecture for robotics and AI systems using C++ and Python. Design real-time robotics control, planning, optimization, generative AI, operator GUIs, diagnostics, simulation, and production integrations. Establish scalable infrastructure, CI/CD, containerization, testing, and deployment practices. Integrate robotics stacks, hardware, sensors, and manufacturing systems while leading technical reviews, mentoring engineers, commissioning systems, and troubleshooting production hardware.

Manages global supplier relationships and strategic sourcing for advanced manufacturing, printer development, automotive, and aerospace programs. Leads RFx activities, supplier evaluations, negotiations, procurement execution, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and long-lead component sourcing. Coordinates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Legal, and Program Management through NPI and production ramp phases. Oversees supplier performance, capacity, technical collaboration, commercial agreements, and readiness for critical development builds.

Leads integrated technical programs across hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations. Owns schedules, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, change control, decision-making, readiness, and executive reporting. Builds scalable processes, operating cadences, and program controls while coordinating cross-functional teams through development, qualification, releases, and production deployments.

Leads supplier quality and development for components, equipment, and advanced manufacturing systems. Responsibilities include supplier audits, source inspections, APQP, PPAP, corrective actions, root cause analysis, MRB participation, capability assessments, equipment qualification, and continuous improvement. The role partners with engineering, manufacturing, facilities, automation, and maintenance teams while tracking supplier performance metrics and training quality and procurement personnel. Travel up to 50% is required, with the position based onsite in Torrance, California.

Provides first-line support for IT and DevOps infrastructure, triaging tickets, resolving tooling issues, managing platform access, and escalating complex incidents. Supports CI/CD, source control, repositories, containers, cloud environments, and monitoring platforms. Maintains Confluence knowledge articles, documents resolutions, identifies recurring issues, assists with operational tasks, and coordinates outage response. The role is on-site with occasional on-call participation and offers a path toward DevOps or platform engineering.

Architects, builds, commissions, and operates propulsion test stands for turbo machinery and jet engines. Designs structural hardware, high-pressure fluid systems, instrumentation, controls, and data acquisition systems; leads safety reviews, commissioning, test execution, and troubleshooting. Partners with performance engineering to analyze results and resolve technical issues. Improves and automates test operations to increase reliability, throughput, and data quality in an onsite, hands-on environment.

Support procurement, supply chain planning, inventory management, logistics coordination, supplier communication, and delivery tracking in an advanced manufacturing environment. Analyze supply chain data, identify bottlenecks and risks, assist with audits and cycle counts, and contribute to process improvement initiatives. Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Program Management, suppliers, and internal teams to improve material flow, delivery performance, quality, efficiency, and cost savings.

Engineering interns will collaborate on mechanical and structural component design, analysis, testing, prototyping, and validation. They will support software tools, automation workflows, simulation models, additive manufacturing, robotic assembly, technical research, data analysis, documentation, and presentations. The 12-week onsite internship is based in Torrance, California, and requires full-time summer availability.