CAE Principal Software Architect (Design)

Description

The company designs, manufactures and assembles advanced systems for demanding industries through an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform. It is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.

The Design and Engineering Systems group is hiring a Principal Software Architect to lead the design of high-performance, interactive 3D desktop and web-based computer-aided engineering applications.

This is a senior technical expert role in desktop application architecture. You will set up application frameworks, create technical methods, and deliver solutions across the engineering software suite that improve development speed, performance, and quality. You will work through technical leadership and collaboration to solve hard architecture problems, build reusable engineering practices, and guide teams building scalable applications for computational design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of interactive 3D desktop and web-based CAE applications spanning several engineering programs or technical disciplines.
• Create application frameworks, design patterns and architecture methods that make development more efficient, scalable, maintainable and reusable.
• Build and own key parts of GPU-enabled job execution and scheduling for heavy engineering workloads.
• Find creative solutions to hard problems in application architecture, graphics rendering, UI design, performance and software integration.
• Set technical direction for 3D visualization, responsiveness, resource use and reliable execution of engineering workflows.
• Create architecture frameworks and practices that lower technical risk and keep application ownership from splintering.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that connect application architecture with computational design, CAE solvers and platform capabilities.
• Direct engineering teams, delegate implementation and make sure architecture decisions are applied consistently.
• Mentor engineers on desktop architecture, 3D application development, software quality and engineering practice.
• Work with DES and Platform IPT leadership to align technical solutions with program goals and changing computational design needs.
• Anticipate technical challenges and evaluate technologies that improve scalability, usability and long-term maintainability.
• Define and track outcomes for application performance, development efficiency, reliability and architectural reuse.

Requirements

• You must be able to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
• You have extensive experience in software architecture and desktop application development.
• You have a proven record designing and building high-performance, interactive 3D applications, ideally for CAE, CAD, PLM or other engineering software.
• You solve complex, ambiguous technical problems with new architecture solutions.
• You have a strong grasp of graphics and rendering pipelines, UI architecture, desktop frameworks and performance optimization.
• You have built reusable software frameworks, architecture methods and technical standards.
• You have led technical initiatives across multiple projects, programs or disciplines.
• You have given technical direction, mentored engineers and shaped implementation decisions across teams.
• You are familiar with engineering software ecosystems such as Siemens NX, Teamcenter or comparable CAE and PLM platforms.
• Nice to have: 10+ years in software engineering, industrial applications, CAE, CAD, PLM, scientific computing or related technical fields.
• Nice to have: experience architecting GPU compute systems, clustered GPU workloads, job scheduling or distributed execution frameworks.
• Nice to have: experience bringing topology optimization, computational geometry, simulation or CAE solvers into interactive desktop applications.
• Nice to have: experience with modern desktop application frameworks and interactive 3D visualization technologies.
• Nice to have: a track record shipping software used by mechanical engineers, computational designers or research teams.
• Nice to have: a record of setting technical best practices and raising development efficiency across several engineering teams.
• Nice to have: experience coordinating technical solutions across software, platform and computational engineering disciplines.

Conditions

Onsite, hybrid or remote.

Pay is set by level. Candidates will be considered for levels E07 to E09, decided through the interview process.

E07 (Principal Engineer): $171,450 to $235,740

E08 (Sr. Principal Engineer): $197,990 to $272,240

E09 (Technical Fellow): $228,650 to $314,390

Overall range: $171,450 to $314,390 USD.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Total pay package: a competitive salary, an equity plan and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown. Paid parental leave is available.
• Health and wellness coverage with HMO and Premium PPO options, plus company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability cover.
• Reimbursement for learning and development initiatives to build your skills.
• A collaborative, high-performing team at a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is modernising traditional manufacturing and works to reduce its footprint.