CAE Technical Fellow, Software Architect (Design)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Establish technical direction and architectural standards for complex engineering software capabilities spanning interactive 3D applications, computational engineering, and related software platforms.
• Serve as a recognized technical authority in desktop CAE architecture, engineering application frameworks, graphics systems, and computational software integration.
• Solve novel, strategic architectural problems with business-wide implications for engineering software, computational design, and platform capabilities.
• Define architectural approaches that influence technical roadmaps and major engineering programs across DES and related organizations.
• Guide the evolution of shared engineering software capabilities, including interactive 3D frameworks, GPU-enabled computational workflows, and integration with CAE solvers and engineering platforms.
• Influence architecture decisions that affect multiple programs, product areas, technical disciplines, and external technical partnerships.
• Establish and advance technical standards and architectural practices that improve system interoperability, scalability, performance, and engineering effectiveness.
• Anticipate emerging technology trends and assess their implications for Divergent's engineering software strategy, computational capabilities, and long-term technical differentiation.

Job requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
• Pre-eminent technical expertise in software architecture for complex engineering applications, desktop CAE systems, computational software, or related industrial technology.
• Demonstrated success defining technical direction and architectural standards across multiple programs, product areas, or engineering functions.
• Extensive expertise in interactive 3D application architecture, graphics and rendering systems, UI frameworks, and high-performance software engineering.
• Proven ability to solve novel, strategically significant technical problems with broad business implications.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical roadmaps, major engineering programs, and architectural decisions beyond a single team or function.
• Strong technical judgment in evaluating foundational architecture, technology investments, and complex system-level trade-offs.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior technical leadership and build alignment across multiple engineering disciplines.