Senior Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite office environment. Candidates must be lawfully able to access information and technology subject to US export controls and eligible to work in the United States.

Salary: $105,980–$194,390 USD per year, depending on job level.

Company

Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for complex products, serving global automotive OEMs and US aerospace and defense companies.

What you will do

• Bridge design and production by creating and optimizing product designs for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, and compliance with engineering and industry standards.
• Produce, review, and mature CAD models, drawings, PMI, BOMs, DFMEAs, specifications, and other technical documentation in collaboration with integrated project teams.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for CAD, GD&T, PLM, design practices, and lessons learned.
• Manage design engineering data, production NCRs and dispositions, and ECR/ECO implementation for active programs.
• Support cost reduction, product improvement, prototype and production builds, and standardization or automation of GD&T and PMI practices.
• Maintain controlled design documentation and train personnel in the area of competence.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Aerospace or automotive design background.
• At least 2 years of CAD experience creating detailed models and at least 2 years of PLM/PDM experience.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing and assembly methods, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis.
• Experience with PMI, DFMEA, control plans, PPAP, and APQP.
• Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, and Y14.41.
• Strong multitasking, organizational, communication, documentation, attention-to-detail, and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to collaborate daily with technicians, engineers, managers, and other integrated project team members.
• Ability to lawfully access US export-controlled information and technology.

Nice to have

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of Siemens NX and Teamcenter experience.
• Experience working with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams on system designs and constraints.
• CMM programming experience in a CNC machine shop, including mills, lathes, and EDM.
• Experience with fast-iteration prototyping, configuration management, and technically complex hardware products.
• Expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including taking products from prototype design to production.
• Knowledge of manufacturing materials and processes including milling, turning, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, and inspection; additive manufacturing is a plus.
• Knowledge of chassis systems and vehicle dynamics fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tools including Confluence and JIRA.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular, full-time employment in a collaborative, high-performing, mission-driven manufacturing environment.
• Competitive salary with equity and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement.