CAE Technical Fellow, Software Architect (Design)

Description

The company designs, manufactures and assembles advanced systems for demanding industries, using an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform that turns complex designs into production-ready solutions. 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 Tech Fellow, Software Architecture (E9) to set technical direction and grow the architecture of the company's engineering software ecosystem.

This is a top-level technical authority role in engineering application architecture, interactive 3D systems and computational software platforms. You will take on new, high-stakes technical problems with company-wide reach and shape how engineering software, computational design and related practices evolve.

You will work across teams to set technical roadmaps, guide major engineering programs and define the architectural standards that let the company deliver more advanced computational design and manufacturing capabilities. You will also represent the company's technical expertise to key customers, vendors and external technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and architectural standards for complex engineering software spanning interactive 3D applications, computational engineering and related platforms.
• Act as a recognized authority in desktop CAE architecture, engineering application frameworks, graphics systems and computational software integration.
• Resolve new, strategic architecture problems that affect engineering software, computational design and platform capabilities across the business.
• Define architectural approaches that shape technical roadmaps and major engineering programs across the design group and related organizations.
• Steer the evolution of shared capabilities such as interactive 3D frameworks, GPU-accelerated computational workflows and integration with CAE solvers and engineering platforms.
• Shape architecture decisions that affect several programs, product areas, technical disciplines and external partnerships.
• Set technical standards and practices that improve interoperability, scalability, performance and engineering effectiveness.
• Track emerging technology trends and assess what they mean for the engineering software strategy, computational capabilities and long-term technical edge.
• Advise senior technical and business leaders on strategic architecture choices, complex technical risks and major technology investments.
• Lead or guide large technical initiatives that need coordination across several engineering functions and programs.
• Speak for the company's technical expertise with key customers, vendors and external technical partners.
• Share expertise and lead collaborative engineering efforts that shape technical practices well beyond a single program.
• Mentor senior technical contributors and emerging architecture leaders to deepen the organization's expertise and technical judgment.
• Keep architectural direction aligned with long-term business goals, balancing innovation, technical risk, performance and maintainability.

Requirements

• You can legally access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
• You have deep expertise in software architecture for complex engineering applications, desktop CAE systems, computational software or related industrial technology.
• You have a record of setting technical direction and architectural standards across several programs, product areas or engineering functions.
• You have extensive experience with interactive 3D application architecture, graphics and rendering systems, UI frameworks and high-performance software.
• You have solved novel, strategically important technical problems with wide business impact.
• You have influenced technical roadmaps, major engineering programs and architecture decisions beyond one team or function.
• You show sound technical judgment when weighing foundational architecture, technology investments and complex system-level trade-offs.
• You can advise senior technical leaders and build alignment across engineering disciplines.
• You have set technical standards, methods or architectural practices that shaped wider engineering organizations.
• You communicate complex technical ideas clearly to engineering leaders, customers, vendors and external partners.
• Nice to have: 15+ years in software engineering, software architecture, CAE, CAD, PLM, scientific computing or a related technical field.
• Nice to have: a track record of setting technical direction for complex engineering software ecosystems or foundational application platforms.
• Nice to have: demonstrated influence on major technical programs, cross-functional engineering strategy or organizational technology roadmaps.
• Nice to have: experience combining computational geometry, topology optimization, simulation, CAE solvers, GPU compute and interactive 3D visualization.
• Nice to have: experience representing technical organizations in strategic customer engagements, vendor partnerships or external technical collaborations.
• Nice to have: recognized technical work such as influential software systems, architecture standards, patents, publications or comparable achievements.
• Nice to have: experience mentoring senior technical experts and shaping architecture practices across an organization.

Conditions

Work can be onsite, hybrid or remote.

Pay depends on job level. The company will consider candidates for levels E07 to E09, based on the interview process.

E07 / Principal Engineer: $171,450 - $235,740

E08 / Sr. Principal Engineer: $197,990 - $272,240

E09 / Technical Fellow: $228,650 - $314,390

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

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Total pay package: a competitive salary, an equity plan and possible discretionary bonuses based on results.
• 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 coverage.
• Reimbursement for eligible learning and development activities.
• A collaborative, high-performing team at a fast-moving company that is changing traditional manufacturing.