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Sr. Manager / Manager, Responsible Engineering (A&D)

Sr. Manager / Manager, Responsible Engineering (A&D)

DivergentLos Angeles, CA, US
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

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

Divergent is seeking experienced and motivated leaders to support the next generation of world-leading vehicle design and advanced manufacturing. This role will oversee an engineering team of 5+ held accountable to delivering complete products. You'll be expected to grow this team over time to support the industry vertical your team is accountable for.

A Manager, Responsible Engineering A&D will build and mentor a team of engineers to build cutting edge vehicles and products. This position requires : Hands on mentorship and team building to foster accountability and ownership at the product level, and capability to give deep technical guidance for the growing team. Collaborating successfully with peer leaders to realize positive outcomes across teams.  Accountability to the executive team to set and deliver outcomes for the business.

The Role

  • Set team priorities, track projects, and mentor engineers to achieve critical company milestones.
  • Develop and institutionalize a culture of accountability, extreme ownership, collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
  • Perform cross-functional technical review to ensure product capabilities meet requirements.
  • Identify and communicate capability gaps, risks, and dependencies between application and platform teams, and coordinate mitigation plans.
  • Growing the capabilities of the team, through training, mentorship, documentation and hiring
  • Appropriate resource allocation, measuring capacity of the team against capacity
  • Accountable for generating and measuring functional departmental goals, KPIs and responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications

  • Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
  • Bachelor's degree in , Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in a relevant technical discipline.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in technical leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead team of mechanical engineers working cross functionally to deliver successful products
  • Proven track record of leading complex projects from concept through production, focusing on high-performance materials and high-reliability applications.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex, inputs to simple terms and find alignment across multifunctional stake holders.
  • Strong systems-thinking mindset—comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving structured clarity across technology and program boundaries.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated excellence developing products and systems for aerospace and defense applications.
  • Experience with additive manufacturing, automation systems, or materials development.
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a high-tech, fast-paced startup environment with a passion for disrupting traditional manufacturing paradigms.
  • Work Environment

  • Requires frequent standing, walking, and interaction across production and R&D work areas.
  • Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching. May involve crouching, climbing, confined spaces, or work at heights.
  • May occasionally require extended or weekend hours to meet production deadlines.
  • Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
  • Compensation

    At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels M06-M07 as evaluated through our interview process.

  • M06 / Manager : $157,190 - $216,150
  • M07 / Senior Manager : $182,380 - $250,745
  • Pay Range

    $157,190—$250,745 USD

    What We Offer :

  • Holistic Compensation Package : Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
  • Wellness and Time Off : Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.
  • Comprehensive Health and Wellness : Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.
  • Investment in Growth : We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.
  • Collaborative and High-Performing Environment : Join our collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing team within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity

    Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

    EEO Poster

    In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.

    E-Verify : Right to Work

    Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate's eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

    Eligibility to Work Poster (English) | Eligibility to Work Poster (Spanish)

    Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)

    Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

    No agencies, no solicitations, and no calls please.

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