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Director, Non-Destructive Evaluation

Divergent 3D · Torrance, California, United States · On-site

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About the role

The Director, Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) owns the strategy, roadmap, engineering maturity, and operational excellence of Divergent’s NDE capabilities. This leader will build and lead the NDE organization across both method development and production inspection, ensuring Divergent meets customer and industry requirements while advancing the state of the art in automated, digitally integrated inspection.

What they're looking for

  • Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
  • 10+ years of NDE, manufacturing, materials, or related engineering experience, preferably in aerospace, defense, or space
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field
  • Demonstrated experience leading both NDE engineering and production inspection operations
  • Active level III certification in at least one of the following RT, CT, UT/PAUT, or PT
  • Experience developing and qualifying NDE procedures and deploying them into production
More about this role

Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.

Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.

The Technology organization is the engine that creates DAPS, the 21st-century automated design and manufacturing platform accelerating advancements in aerospace & defense and high-volume automotive markets.

The Director, Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) owns the strategy, roadmap, engineering maturity, and operational excellence of Divergent’s NDE capabilities. This leader will build and lead the NDE organization across both method development and production inspection, ensuring Divergent meets customer and industry requirements while advancing the state of the art in automated, digitally integrated inspection.

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