Senior Electrical Engineer, Factory Development (Manufacturing)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. Work is performed in office, manufacturing, and active construction environments, with frequent factory-floor activity and regular movement through electrical rooms, installation zones, and construction areas. Occasional early morning, evening, or weekend support may be required during critical milestones.

Salary: $128,520–$204,090 USD annually, including E05 Senior Engineer at $128,520–$176,720 and E06 Staff Engineer at $148,430–$204,090.

Company

Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications and is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs.

What you will do

• Plan and execute factory electrical supply strategies, including power-demand assessments, utility capacity planning, service upgrades, line extensions, and energization schedules.
• Lead planning and technical execution of medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, feeders, and equipment power connections.
• Coordinate owner-side electrical engineering from concept through construction, equipment installation, testing, commissioning, and energization readiness.
• Define and coordinate factory data, IT, controls, automation, and equipment-integration infrastructure with engineering, facilities, IT, controls teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Lead factory and workcenter buildout planning, equipment deployment strategies, infrastructure requirements, layout reviews, and manufacturing-readiness activities.
• Own technical execution, project schedules, capital-project coordination, configuration records, infrastructure standards, documentation, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience supporting manufacturing facilities, industrial infrastructure, electrical power distribution, or capital project execution.
• Strong technical understanding of medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems, including transformers, switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, feeders, and industrial equipment power requirements.
• Experience developing requirements for and reviewing electrical deliverables such as single-line diagrams, load calculations, power distribution plans, equipment specifications, and electrical system studies.
• Experience with electrical infrastructure planning, construction coordination, equipment installation, commissioning, or utility infrastructure upgrades.
• Working knowledge of applicable electrical codes and safety requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E, and relevant electrical engineering standards.
• Ability to independently evaluate complex engineering problems, develop technical solutions, and drive implementation across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating technical workstreams across engineering disciplines, A&E partners, contractors, utilities, and equipment vendors, together with strong organizational, communication, documentation, and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with utility service planning, capacity upgrades, line extensions, utility interconnections, and electric utility providers.
• Experience leading electrical infrastructure planning for large-scale manufacturing facilities, factory expansions, or industrial equipment deployments.
• Experience performing or reviewing load-flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, voltage-drop, and protective-device-coordination studies.
• Experience with onsite generation, backup power, UPS systems, or alternative electrical supply solutions.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, SKM Power*Tools, or similar electrical engineering software.
• Experience with factory data and IT infrastructure, industrial controls, PLC architectures, BMS, SCADA, or IT/OT integration.
• Experience leading capital-project technical evaluations, infrastructure trade studies, contractor coordination, and construction-execution planning.
• Professional Engineer license or progress toward licensure.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth manufacturing environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing environment in a fast-paced, mission-driven manufacturing company.
• Competitive salary with equity-plan and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health options, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Reimbursement opportunities for learning and professional development.
• Required PPE is provided for factory-floor and construction-site work, including safety glasses, steel-toe footwear, hearing protection, and gloves.