Materials & Process Engineer / Senior Engineer (Polymers)

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Divergent

Torrance, California, United States

On-site

Posted March 27, 2026

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

As a Materials & Process engineer, you will help accelerate the adoption and qualification of new manufacturing processes through first principles materials engineering and robust qualification testing.

The Role

Define and execute qualification plans for rapid adoption of adhesives or coatings.
Identify and implement scalable solutions to corrosion protection and environmental protection of additive hardware.
Write and maintain engineering specifications for materials, processes, and testing.
Support material related quality monitoring tools and perform root cause investigations for production processes.
Perform process development and qualification for onboarding of new manufacturing processes.
Participate in integrated product teams on development and delivery of new products.
Engage in component design process to provide solutions to customer material requirements including delivering component specific testing.

Basic Qualifications

Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls.
Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field.
4+ years of experience executing material qualification and writing technical specifications.&l

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