Principal Product Manager (Design)

Divergent Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Divergent Technologies is seeking a dedicated Product Manager for Design and Engineering Systems (DES) in Torrance, CA to unify request management, roadmap planning, and user advocacy. You will own product direction, align software roadmaps with user needs and constraints, and drive adoption across the IPT organization.

You will create and maintain comprehensive documentation, training, and evangelization materials, synthesizing user voices with management input to inform releases.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s in mechanical engineering is required.
• Experience creating and curating documentation, training programs, and user-evangelization content is essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication across users, managers, and cross-functional partners is required.
• Ability to work in an export-controlled / US EAR environment (if applicable) is needed.
• 10+ years as product manager for CAE tools or related software in engineering contexts.
• Proven ability to manage complex software roadmaps with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to lawfully access information subject to US export controls is necessary.
• Experience with CAE, engineering software, or interfaced desktop apps is expected.

Responsibilities

• Centralize request management and roadmap planning for DES.
• Align DES software roadmap with user needs, constraints, and strategic goals.
• Create, curate, and maintain documentation, training, and evangelization materials for DES products.
• Synthesize user and manager voices to inform roadmap and release decisions.
• Own outward release communication and adoption strategy.
• Collaborate with PIPT, DES developers, and cross-functional partners to reduce product-management overhead.
• Protect developer focus by owning product, documentation, and communication responsibilities.

Skills

Documentation

Communication

Export controls

PM CAE tools

Roadmap mgmt

Cross-functional

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Laser powder-bed fusion

Job description

• Design and Engineering Systems at Divergent requires a dedicated product manager to unify disjointed request management, roadmap planning, and user advocacy
• This role centralizes product ownership, aligns software roadmap with real user needs, and drives adoption and efficiency for the Divergent IPT organization
• 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

• Master's or bachelor’s in mechanical engineering
• Experience creating and curating documentation, training programs, and user-evangelization content
• Strong written and verbal communication across users, managers, and cross-functional partners
• Ability to work in an export-controlled / US EAR environment (if applicable)
• 10+ years as product manager for CAE tools as a product manager for CAE, engineering software, or interactive desktop applications
• Proven ability to manage software roadmaps in complex, multi-stakeholder technical environments
• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
• Experience with laser powder-bed fusion or similar production systems
• Background in computational design, desktop CAE, PLM, or additive-manufacturing software (Siemens NX / Teamcenter familiarity preferred)
• Track record driving adoption and reducing developer interruption in engineering organizations