Location
Hybrid role based out of the Torrance, California office, United States.
Salary
$134,640–$213,810 USD annually, with S05 Senior and S06 Lead ranges evaluated through the interview process.
Company
Divergent develops an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform for advanced systems serving automotive, aerospace, and defense customers.
What you will do
•Own B2B quotes and Rough Order of Magnitude estimates from intake and scope definition through costing, pricing, approvals, and customer submission.
•Coordinate inputs and decisions across Business Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, Quality, and executive stakeholders.
•Manage concurrent opportunities, deadlines, dependencies, performance reporting, bottlenecks, and escalation of risks with recommended solutions.
•Build standardized workflows, templates, approval processes, automation, and reporting to improve quoting speed, consistency, and visibility.
•Translate technical and operational constraints into commercial assumptions, pricing, proposals, and customer-facing deliverables; engage customers on requirements, scope, pricing, and contract terms.
•At S06, lead multi-team quoting operating-model improvements and drive adoption of new processes, systems, and standards.
Requirements
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
•Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, business development, commercial operations, deal desk, bid/quote management, or another demanding analytical and cross-functional role.
•Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous, fast-moving situations and deliver high-quality outcomes despite incomplete inputs, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines.
•Exceptional problem-solving and creative judgment, including the ability to challenge ineffective processes, devise alternatives, and resolve blockers independently.
•Ability to influence senior and technical stakeholders without formal authority, build alignment, obtain decisions, and maintain accountability across functions.
•Strong analytical and commercial acumen, including quantitative models, pricing inputs, business tradeoffs, and executive-ready communication.
•Ability to absorb unfamiliar technical concepts, ask precise questions, and translate engineering or operational constraints into commercial implications.
•Experience building or improving repeatable workflows, reporting, templates, or automation; advanced Excel proficiency and strong command of Word and PowerPoint.
Nice to have
•Experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, strategic operations, commercial deal desk, or high-growth industrial business development.
•Experience with complex B2B quotes, pricing models, cost build-ups, proposals, or customer contracting in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex industries.
•Experience implementing CRM, workflow automation, business intelligence, or data-driven quote-pipeline reporting.
•Experience designing and rolling out cross-functional operating cadences, approval structures, process standards, or scalable commercial systems with measurable improvements.
•For S06, leadership of ambiguous multi-team initiatives with broad autonomy, measurable impact, sustained adoption, and influence on function-wide priorities.
•Current Secret or Top Secret DoD security clearance, or ability to obtain and retain clearance within 365 days of submission.
Culture & Benefits
•Regular, full-time employment in a collaborative, fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
•Competitive compensation with equity and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
•HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.
