Space Portfolio Lead

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production.

Purpose

The Space Portfolio Lead is responsible for revenue growth in the vertical market of Space, rapidly expanding the proven Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) capabilities across satellites, launch vehicles, and other space-related applications. You will define and prosecute the portfolio’s growth plan: qualifying addressable opportunities, building strategic relationships & partnerships, and collaborating with internal technical, capture and program manager teams to convert opportunities into contracts.

The Role

Success requires operating fluently across primes, government leaders, program managers, and engineers to own the portfolio’s roadmap and grow contractable opportunities in a market.  

• Craft and maintain a multi-year business development strategy that bridges Divergent’s offerings with key customers, defines target programs, and sequences entry points with corresponding revenue and hiring ramps in coordination with senior leadership. 
• Drive opportunity shaping with government program offices and prime contractors, ensuring Divergent’s additive and generative design capabilities are winning themes in upcoming solicitations.  
• Structure and negotiate partnership constructs (MoUs, MoAs, OTAs, CRADAs,) that expand market growth while protecting core Divergent IP.  
• Maintain roadmaps that indicate active pursuits, win probability, tech readiness, and capital requirements—enabling executive allocation of resources  
• Coordinate with capture, contracts, program, and technical stakeholders to ensure the successful development and execution of programs within assigned portfolio areas,  
• Develop and implement robust go-to-market plans through the identification of key stakeholders across DoD, industrial base, and congressional leaders 
• Translate market pull into a prioritized technology and operational needs, coordinating with Divergent leaders to mature gaps and execute on revenue growth   

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or applicable management, business, or technical field
• 10+ years leading new product introduction, program management, technical integration or capture in aerospace & defense
• Proven ability to deliver on complex technical programs and manage relationships with senior-level government and industry officials.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, capable of driving alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in securing new business and executing large-scale programs
• Deep familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle (FAR, DFARS, OT agreements) and with emerging primes or Tier-1 suppliers
• Proficiency financial modeling of portfolio P&Ls, including scaling scenarios
• Familiar with space mission areas, satellite sub-systems, launch vehicle components, space propulsion and other space-related hardware, enabling credible technical exchanges with government and prime contractor SMEs
• Background in space-related supply chains including manufactured components, advanced materials, and other critical technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering discipline or applicable field
• Active Secret Clearance desired; Top Secret Clearance preferred
• 5+ years of space-related technical program management with US government or commercial aerospace corporations
• Experience with procurement, design and/or integration of military, civil, and/or commercial space satellite, launch vehicle, or other space-related platforms

Work Environment

• This role will be primarily based onsite in our Torrance, CA location. 
• Travel up to 25-50% if hybrid