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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. \nJoin us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.\nPurpose\nThe Commissioning Technician III is responsible for commissioning, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, rework, and qualification of large-format laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printers and supporting manufacturing equipment.\nThe role brings complex equipment and integrated systems online, verifies performance against engineering requirements, restores non-conforming equipment to full capability, and prepares equipment for production operation.\nThe Technician is specifically responsible for multi-laser optical calibration and verification, including laser alignment and registration to the machine coordinate system and build plane. The role also supports mechanical, electrical, motion, pneumatic, hydraulic, controls, robotics, powder-handling, inert-gas, and other systems as applicable.\nThe Role\nEquipment Commissioning & Systems Integration\nCommission LPBF printers and supporting manufacturing equipment following assembly, installation, or major modification.\nBring equipment and subsystems online in a controlled sequence and verify performance against engineering requirements.\nCommission LPBF systems including X/Y/Z motion, powder handling, inert gas, condensate collection, controls, recoater systems, and multi-laser optical systems.\nVerify system interfaces, machine configuration, and conditions required for calibration and qualification.\nIdentify conditions affecting accuracy, repeatability, throughput, quality, or production readiness.\nLPBF Printer Commissioning\nCommission X/Y/Z motion stages and verify positioning, homing, travel limits, alignment, and repeatability.\nCommission powder handling, inert gas, condensate collection, and associated control systems.\nBring hardware controls online and verify communications, I/O, sensors, actuators, alarms, and interlocks.\nInstall, align, adjust, and verify recoater systems.\nMulti-Laser Optical Calibration & Verification\nPerform and document optical calibration of multi-laser LPBF systems in accordance with engineering requirements.\nAlign and register each laser to the machine coordinate system and common build plane.\nVerify laser-to-laser alignment, positioning, and optical performance across the build area.\nUse optical measurement and calibration equipment to identify and correct alignment or performance issues.\nPerform approved optical adjustments, calibration, and related mechanical rework.\nTroubleshoot optical issues and work with Engineering on conditions outside established procedures.\nRepeat calibration following repairs, component changes, or other modifications affecting optical performance.\nMaintain calibration records and confirm optical acceptance criteria before machine qualification.\nSupporting Manufacturing Equipment\nCommission depowdering equipment and verify material removal, containment, collection, controls, and safety systems.\nCommission powder sieving and handling systems and verify material flow, transfer, controls, and interfaces.\nCommission anodizing and coating lines and associated material handling, fluid systems, controls, and safety systems.\nCommission robotic assembly cells, including robots, tooling, fixtures, sensors, safety systems, and programmed sequences.\nCommission automated material-handling systems supporting LPBF production.\nMotion, Mechanical & Equipment Calibration\nCommission and verify precision motion systems using established procedures and engineering requirements.\nEstablish and verify machine coordinate systems, homing, travel limits, positioning, and motion performance.\nPerform mechanical alignment, calibration, adjustment, and verification using precision measurement equipment.\nTroubleshoot motion issues involving mechanical components, sensors, motors, drives, encoders, controls, and configuration.\nDocument calibration results and escalate conditions requiring Engineering support.\nControls, Automation & System Verification\nCommission controls including sensors, actuators, drives, valves, motors, robots, and interlocks.\nVerify I/O, communications, machine states, alarms, safety systems, and interlocks.\nExecute functional checks and verify commanded versus actual equipment response.\nTroubleshoot automation issues using equipment behavior, measurements, diagnostics, and system information.\nVerify robotic sequences, automated cycles, material handling, and equipment interfaces.\nWork with Controls, Software, Robotics, and Development Engineering to resolve system-level issues.\nRepairs, Rework & Troubleshooting\nPerform repairs, rework, adjustments, replacements, and corrective actions required to bring equipment into specification.\nDiagnose non-functioning or underperforming equipment and determine the appropriate repair, rework, or escalation path.\nTroubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, motion, controls, robotic, optical, powder-handling, fluid, and gas systems.\nUse drawings, specifications, test data, configuration information, and diagnostics to identify sources of non-conformance.\nVerify repaired or reworked equipment meets functional, calibration, safety, and performance requirements.\nDocument repairs, rework, component changes, and verification results.\nOwn commissioning issues through identification, corrective action, and verification.\nTest Runs & Machine Qualification\nExecute equipment test cycles, process runs, and qualification activities following commissioning and calibration.\nExecute LPBF test prints to verify alignment, calibration, functionality, and production readiness.\nVerify critical commissioning gates, including optical calibration, laser registration, motion calibration, and recoater alignment, before qualification builds.\nPrepare machines for qualification by verifying configuration, calibration, consumables, process parameters, and safety conditions.\nExecute verification activities for depowdering, sieving, coating, anodizing, robotic assembly, and other supporting equipment.\nEvaluate machine and process data against engineering requirements and acceptance criteria.\nPerform follow-up measurements, adjustments, repairs, or rework as required.\nDocument test and qualification results and support final equipment acceptance.\nERP, Configuration & Documentation\nUse ERP and manufacturing systems to record commissioning work orders, equipment status, material consumption, and completed operations.\nMaintain equipment configuration, serialized hardware, component revision, calibration, and commissioning records.\nDocument as-built configuration and approved changes made during commissioning.\nComplete commissioning, inspection, calibration, and qualification records while maintaining traceability of repairs, rework, component changes, optical calibration, and configuration updates.\nCommissioning Process Improvement\nIdentify sources of commissioning delay, rework, variability, and recurring failures.\nDevelop and implement improvements to commissioning sequences, procedures, tooling, fixtures, calibration methods, and test methods.\nImprove optical calibration methods while maintaining required accuracy and repeatability.\nUse commissioning data, failure history, and team feedback to identify improvement opportunities.\nStandardize effective commissioning methods across equipment and manufacturing cells.\nCapture lessons learned and incorporate improvements into procedures, standard work, training, and troubleshooting guides.\nTeam & Cross-Functional Support\nWork collaboratively with technicians of varying skill levels to complete commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, rework, and qualification activities.\nProvide technical assistance and knowledge transfer to less-experienced technicians and seek support when required.\nShare troubleshooting methods, equipment knowledge, and lessons learned.\nCommunicate equipment status, technical issues, risks, and required support clearly.\nWork closely with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Controls, Software, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.\nBasic Qualifications\nAbility to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls.\n5+ years of experience in equipment commissioning, machine integration, electromechanical assembly, manufacturing, testing, automation, robotics, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.\nDemonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex mechanical and electromechanical equipment.\nAbility to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, procedures, and technical documentation.\nWorking knowledge of motion systems, motors, drives, sensors, actuators, and industrial controls.\nExperience using mechanical and electrical measurement equipment.\nExperience with commissioning, calibration, verification, and structured troubleshooting.\nAbility to recognize conditions that do not conform to engineering requirements.\nExperience using ERP, MRP, MES, or similar manufacturing systems.\nStrong technical documentation and communication skills.\nAbility to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience commissioning industrial 3D printers, additive manufacturing equipment, or complex capital equipment.\nExperience with LPBF systems and multi-laser optical calibration or alignment.\nExperience with depowdering, powder sieving, powder handling, coating, anodizing, robotic assembly, or automated material handling.\nExperience with precision motion systems, servo systems, encoders, motors, and drives.\nExperience with pneumatic, hydraulic, inert-gas, vacuum, fluid, or powder-handling systems.\nExperience with PLCs, industrial controls, robotics, sensors, actuators, and automated equipment.\nExperience with machine qualification, acceptance testing, or production release.\nExperience with precision alignment, calibration, GD&T, and dimensional measurement.\nExperience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, semiconductor, additive manufacturing, or other advanced manufacturing environments.\nExperience developing standardized processes or applying Lean/continuous-improvement methods.\nWork Environment\nFully onsite within a development, manufacturing, and equipment commissioning environment.\nWork around large-format industrial equipment incorporating mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, robotic, optical, inert-gas, powder-handling, coating, and automated systems.\nFrequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, and working around large machine assemblies and manufacturing cells.\nAbility to lift and move up to 50 pounds independently; 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