Divergent
CAE Senior Principal Software Architect (Design)
$171K–$314K
Torrance, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred: 12+ years in software engineering, architecture, CAE, CAD, PLM, scientific computing, or related technical domains.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
About the job
Defines architecture and leads technical initiatives for interactive 3D CAE applications and shared engineering software, including GPU-enabled computation.
What you'll do
- Set architectural strategies and standards for desktop and web-based CAE applications and reusable software frameworks.
- Lead architecture for GPU compute orchestration and integrate computational geometry, topology optimization, solvers, and engineering platforms.
- Guide teams, resolve cross-system technical challenges, and influence technical roadmaps and architectural decisions.
What they ask for
- Extensive experience defining architecture for complex desktop applications, CAE systems, engineering platforms, or comparable industrial software.
- Expertise in interactive 3D architecture, graphics rendering, UI frameworks, and high-performance software.
- Experience developing shared frameworks and architecting GPU compute infrastructure, distributed execution, or job orchestration.
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and comparable CAE, CAD, and PLM ecosystems.
- Experience integrating topology optimization, computational geometry, simulation solvers, and GPU-accelerated workloads.
Pay
USD 171,450–235,740 base salary; USD 197,990–272,240 base salary; USD 228,650–314,390 base salary; USD 171,450–314,390 base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, Teamcenter
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