Senior AM Process Development Engineer

Purpose

Drive novel improvements across the L-PBF Additive Manufacturing process. Achieve best in class printed material performance and cost of goods sold (COGS). Improve in-house printers, develop AM workflow software stack, implement novel print parameters, qualify printed material, and support development of aerospace applications. 

The Role

• Act as a subject matter expert in Laser Powder Bed Fusion to drive high priority improvements to printed material capability, consistency, and total manufacturing cost. 
• Independently define project scope, collaboratively align stakeholders, prioritize resources, organize technical data, and effectively communicate status of development activities. 
• Characterize, control, and qualify improvements to in-house designed L-PBF equipment to produce high quality material in a repeatable fashion. 
• Develop novel print file toolpath generation techniques and process parameters to meet cost and performance needs using internally developed software tools. 
• Utilize and improve material qualification framework to fully characterize AM material properties and geometric capability.  
• Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to advise on feasibility and risk assessments for new AM products or features. 
• Author and maintain engineering specifications to drive printed material consistency with effective technical writing. 
• Support technical disposition of AM quality non-conformances, and drive root cause corrective action for material or equipment issues. 

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls 
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, or related engineering field 
• 5+ Years of professional hands-on fabrication, assembly, testing, and/or technical project management experience 
• 5+ years - Developing L-PBF equipment, process parameters, and/or print file programming 
• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls (ITAR) 
• Ability to directly handle AM metal powders with proper personal protective equipment (PPE)  
• Able to carry up to 25 lbs. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with ability to present clear and concise technical information. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities. 
• Proficient with materials engineering fundamentals (Stress-Strain, Fatigue, Microstructure, material property statistics, etc.) 
• Experience with Aerospace Design for AM and ability to perform manufacturing trade studies grounded in first principles. 
• Direct hands-on experience operating and programming Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment. 
• Experience with root cause troubleshooting and repairing of mechatronic systems. 
• Proficient with 3D Modeling in Teamcenter / NX. 
• Experience utilizing and editing code for data analysis – Python and/or C++ 
• Demonstrated success with process parameter optimization through design of experiments and statistical analysis. 
• Ability to publish effective engineering specifications and standards. 

Work Environment

• Standard office environment  
• HVAC controlled L-PBF print room environment  
• ISO 9001/AS9100 manufacturing environment 
• Metallurgical test laboratory environment 

Compensation

At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels Senior E05 - Staff E06 as evaluated through our interview process. 

• Senior AM Process Development Engineer / E05: $141,380 - $194,390
• Staff AM Process Development Engineer / E06: $163,270 - $224,500