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.
Design and Engineering Systems organization at Divergent requires a senior technical architect to design and implement industrial-strength, interactive 3D desktop and web-based CAE applications. This role builds scalable web enabled desktop-application foundation, reduces development risk for the broader team.
The Role- Architect and design high-performing, easy-to-use, interactive 3D desktop and web CAE applications for the DES suite
- Architect scalable GPU job architecture for clustered GPUs
- Implement core application frameworks and delegate development through the greater engineering team
- Drive faster creation of complex desktop applications through hands-on technical leadership and foresight
- Ensure industrial-grade quality, usability, and performance across desktop tools
- Align architecture with DES organizational strategy and prevent risk from fragmented ownership
- Mentor and guide engineers on desktop-app best practices, addressing the team’s current expertise gap
- Partner with DES / Platform IPT leadership to integrate architecture with long-term computational-design goals
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
- Sr Principal level experience in desktop software architecture
- Deep, demonstrated experience creating high-performing, interactive 3D desktop applications (CAE / PLM / engineering software preferred)
- Proven ability to architect complex systems and delegate implementation across engineering teams
- Strong understanding of graphics/3D rendering pipelines, UI architecture, and desktop software engineering
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls
- Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and CAE desktop ecosystems
- 10+ years in industrial / CAE application development
- Experience in GPU compute and scheduling
- Experience integrating topology optimization, computational geometry, or CAE solvers into interactive desktop tools
- Track record building software used by mechanical/research engineers at scale
- Onsite
At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels E07 - E09 as evaluated through our interview process.
- E07 / Principal Engineer: $171,450 - $235,740
- E08 / Sr. Principal Engineer: $197,990 - $272,240
- E09/ Technical Fellow: $228,650- $314,390
What We Offer:
- Holistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
- Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.
- Comprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.
- Investment in Growth: We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.
- Collaborative and High-Performing Environment: Join our collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing team within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
EEO Poster
In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.
E-Verify: Right to Work
Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.
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Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Skills Required
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls
- Senior Principal-level experience in desktop software architecture
- Demonstrated experience creating high-performing, interactive 3D desktop applications
- Experience with CAE, PLM, or engineering software
- Ability to architect complex systems and delegate implementation across engineering teams
- Strong understanding of graphics and 3D rendering pipelines
- Strong understanding of UI architecture and desktop software engineering
- Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and CAE desktop ecosystems
- 10+ years of industrial or CAE application development experience
- Experience in GPU computing and scheduling
- Experience integrating topology optimization, computational geometry, or CAE solvers into interactive desktop tools
- Experience building software used by mechanical or research engineers at scale
Divergent Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Divergent and has not been reviewed or approved by Divergent.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive to strong for many engineering and leadership roles, with market-competitive to above‑market ranges cited in postings. Feedback suggests cash compensation is often a relative strength versus other facets.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive and very good, with HMO/PPO options plus company-paid life and disability coverage. Feedback highlights peace of mind from medical coverage as part of total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, a year‑end shutdown, and paid parental leave are repeatedly listed. Feedback suggests this time‑off setup is solid for a hardware/advanced manufacturing context.
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What We Do
Divergent aims to revolutionize the auto industry through 3D printing. Our patented production system incorporates Nodes - 3D printed metal connectors - with lightweight materials to create strong and efficient complex structures. Divergent 3D's technology eliminates tooling and drives radical innovation, capital reduction, and sustainability in vehicle manufacturing. We put a powerful new set of tools into the hands of creative innovators, enabling success in the auto industry for a new generation. Our engineering prototype, Blade, is the world's first 3D printed supercar. We're hiring! Please apply directly to the job posting or email directly: [email protected]
