CAE/PLM Architect (Design)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite. Candidates must be able to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls and be eligible to work in the United States.

Salary: $171,450–$314,390 USD annually, depending on level: E07 Principal Engineer $171,450–$235,740; E08 Sr. Principal Engineer $197,990–$272,240; E09 Technical Fellow $228,650–$314,390.

Company

Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems through an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform for global automotive OEMs and US aerospace and defense companies.

What you will do

• Architect and design high-performing, easy-to-use interactive 3D desktop and web-based CAE applications for the DES suite.
• Architect scalable GPU job architecture for clustered GPUs.
• Implement core application frameworks and delegate development across the engineering organization.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to accelerate the creation of complex desktop applications.
• Ensure industrial-grade quality, usability, and performance across desktop tools.
• Align architecture with DES strategy, mentor engineers on desktop application practices, and partner with DES and Platform IPT leadership on computational-design goals.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Senior Principal-level experience in desktop software architecture.
• Deep, demonstrated experience creating high-performing, interactive 3D desktop applications; CAE, PLM, or engineering software experience is preferred.
• Proven ability to architect complex systems and delegate implementation across engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of graphics and 3D rendering pipelines, UI architecture, and desktop software engineering.
• Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and CAE desktop ecosystems.

Nice to have

• 10+ years of industrial or CAE application development experience.
• Experience in GPU compute and scheduling.
• Experience integrating topology optimization, computational geometry, or CAE solvers into interactive desktop tools.
• Experience building software used at scale by mechanical or research engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in a collaborative, dynamic, high-performing, and mission-driven environment.
• Competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health coverage, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.