Applications Engineer jobs in Norwalk, CA

Divergent 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. 

Divergent has invented a complete manufacturing solution to address system level challenges.  The Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) is a complete software hardware solution designed to replace traditional vehicle manufacturing.  To make the complex simple, it is a complete modular digital factory for complex structures. Given a set of digital requirements as input, the machine automatically computationally engineers, additively manufactures, and assembles any complex structure.  The system is able to move seamlessly between manufacturing different vehicle models.

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. 

Your Role:  Additive Manufacturing Applications Engineer  

Divergent is seeking an experienced and motivated engineer to advance our production system through the evolution and maturation of tools to support 3D printing, build file preparation, and optimization. We’re committed to transforming the Divergent 3D production system away from traditional manufacturing methods and to 3D printing enabled systems using new materials and technologies. To do this, we need a forward looking and innovative engineer who will help to shape the future of manufacturing 3D printed automotive structures and components.  

Your Goals: 

•Provide design for Additive Manufacturing input to engineering teams to collaborate in making optimized parts for our complex, multi-material vehicle structures. 

•Drive projects from inception to completion by implementing Design for Additive Manufacturing techniques to customer applications. 

•Being self-sufficient to make critical engineering decisions on assigned projects. 

•Interface with engineering, software, and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved printability and tools development. 

•Advance our techniques for support structure optimization, with the opportunity to add to our patent portfolio in this area. 

•Improve our distortion and error reduction activities, helping to ensure part tolerance accuracy. 

•Continually pursue improvements for support material reduction, part packing density, powder egress, and build success rate. 

•Evaluate and recommend software tools that can help to achieve production goals. 

•Optimize 3-dimensional build layout and part nesting in support of achieving printer productivity rates. 

•Follow defined procedures and processes and help to create them where needed. 

•Work with supplied CAD files to prepare build files for 3D printing. 

•Generate build time estimates in support of program planning and execution. 

•Able to create standard engineering drawing documentation according to ANSI/ASME Y14.1 whileutilizing GD&T principles 

•Able to provide continuous improvement feedback on internal process workflow. 

What You Have: 

•BS in Mechanical Engineering or MS in ME, Additive Manufacturing or Equivalent. 

•3-4 years of experience using CAD (NX or Solidworks) and CAM (Magics or AM Studio) tools for build preparation in support 3D printed metal component design and production. 

•In depth, current experience with process simulation software such as Magics, Simufact, Netfabb, or 3DSIM. 

•Extensive experience developing fully integrated applications for Additive Manufacturing. Automotive, Aerospace and Defense experience is a plus. 

•Understanding of metallurgy to include Aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, Titanium, and nickel base alloys. 

The Extras 

•Previous programming experience – Python, C, Matlab, or other object oriented. 

•Experience with computer aided robotic path development. 

•Understanding of metallurgy to include Aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, Titanium, and nickel base alloys . 

•Applied college engineering experience (FSAE/Formula Student programs a strong plus). 

Divergent 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.

No agencies, no solicitations, and no calls please. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.