Commissioning Technician III

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.

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The 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. The 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. The 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.

• Commission LPBF printers and supporting manufacturing equipment following assembly, installation, or major modification.
• Bring equipment and subsystems online in a controlled sequence and verify performance against engineering requirements.
• Commission LPBF systems including X/Y/Z motion, powder handling, inert gas, condensate collection, controls, recoater systems, and multi-laser optical systems.
• Verify system interfaces, machine configuration, and conditions required for calibration and qualification.
• Identify conditions affecting accuracy, repeatability, throughput, quality, or production readiness.

• Commission X/Y/Z motion stages and verify positioning, homing, travel limits, alignment, and repeatability.
• Commission powder handling, inert gas, condensate collection, and associated control systems.
• Bring hardware controls online and verify communications, I/O, sensors, actuators, alarms, and interlocks.
• Install, align, adjust, and verify recoater systems.

• Perform and document optical calibration of multi-laser LPBF systems in accordance with engineering requirements.
• Align and register each laser to the machine coordinate system and common build plane.
• Verify laser-to-laser alignment, positioning, and optical performance across the build area.
• Use optical measurement and calibration equipment to identify and correct alignment or performance issues.
• Perform approved optical adjustments, calibration, and related mechanical rework.
• Troubleshoot optical issues and work with Engineering on conditions outside established procedures.
• Repeat calibration following repairs, component changes, or other modifications affecting optical performance.
• Maintain calibration records and confirm optical acceptance criteria before machine qualification.

• Commission depowdering equipment and verify material removal, containment, collection, controls, and safety systems.
• Commission powder sieving and handling systems and verify material flow, transfer, controls, and interfaces.
• Commission anodizing and coating lines and associated material handling, fluid systems, controls, and safety systems.
• Commission robotic assembly cells, including robots, tooling, fixtures, sensors, safety systems, and programmed sequences.
• Commission automated material-handling systems supporting LPBF production.

• Commission and verify precision motion systems using established procedures and engineering requirements.
• Establish and verify machine coordinate systems, homing, travel limits, positioning, and motion performance.
• Perform mechanical alignment, calibration, adjustment, and verification using precision measurement equipment.
• Troubleshoot motion issues involving mechanical components, sensors, motors, drives, encoders, controls, and configuration.
• Document calibration results and elevate conditions requiring Engineering support.

• Commission controls including sensors, actuators, drives, valves,…