Principal Product Manager (Design)
About The Position
Divergent is hiring a product manager for Design and Engineering Systems (DES) to centralize product ownership and bring together request management, roadmap planning, and user advocacy. The role aligns the DES software roadmap with user needs, technical constraints, and strategic objectives while promoting adoption and efficiency across the Divergent IPT organization. The Product Manager manages incoming requests and stakeholder demands, gathers and synthesizes user and manager feedback to inform roadmap and release decisions, and owns release communications and adoption strategy. The role also creates and maintains product documentation and training materials, works with PIPT, DES developers, and cross-functional partners to reduce fragmented product-management overhead, and protects developer focus by taking ownership of product, documentation, and communication responsibilities.
Requirements
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
- Master's or bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
- 10+ years as a product manager for CAE tools, engineering software, or interactive desktop applications.
- Proven ability to manage software roadmaps in complex, multi-stakeholder technical 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 / U.S. EAR environment, if applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Background in computational design, desktop CAE, PLM, or additive-manufacturing software.
- Familiarity with Siemens NX or Teamcenter.
- Experience with laser powder-bed fusion or similar production systems.
- Track record of driving adoption and reducing developer interruption in engineering organizations.
Responsibilities
- Manage and prioritize incoming DES requests and stakeholder demands.
- Align the 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 user and manager perspectives 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.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown.
- Paid parental leave.
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including HMO and Premium PPO options.
- Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
