Lead Product Manager, DES CAE Tools & Adoption

Divergent; New Mexico; On-site; USD 167,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary bonus opportunities

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance options

Learning & development reimbursement

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a seasoned Product Manager for CAE tools to unify requests, own the software roadmap, and advocate for users within the IPT organization. You will drive adoption, align technical constraints, and collaborate with DES developers and cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

This onsite role emphasizes strong communication, documentation, and leadership to minimize fragmentation and maximize impact across engineering and manufacturing programs.

Qualifications

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Master's or bachelor's in mechanical engineering.
• 10+ years as product manager for CAE tools or engineering software.
• Proven ability to manage software roadmaps in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication across users, managers, and cross-functional partners.
• Experience creating and curating documentation, training programs, and user-evangelization content.
• Ability to work in an export-controlled US EAR environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize incoming DES requests and stakeholder demands.
• Align DES software roadmap with user needs, technical constraints, and strategic objectives.
• Create, curate, and maintain documentation, training, and evangelization materials for current DES products.
• Synthesize disparate voices of the user base with the voices of their managers to inform roadmap and release decisions.
• Own outward release communication and adoption strategy.
• Work with PIPT, DES developers, and cross-functional partners to eliminate fragmented product-management overhead.
• Protect developer focus by owning product, documentation, and communication responsibilities.

Skills

Roadmap management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

CAE software

Export controls compliance

Education

Mechanical engineering degree (MS or BS)

Tools

Siemens NX / Teamcenter

Job description

Divergent is seeking a seasoned Product Manager for CAE tools to unify requests, own the software roadmap, and advocate for users within the IPT organization. You will drive adoption, align technical constraints, and collaborate with DES developers and cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

This onsite role emphasizes strong communication, documentation, and leadership to minimize fragmentation and maximize impact across engineering and manufacturing programs.