Principal, Corporate Finance

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

As the Principal, Corporate Finance, you will develop and maintain the financial models that connect factory-floor performance to company-level decision-making. This is a high-impact, high-trust role for a sharp, execution-oriented finance professional who thrives in execution-focused environments and wants to help scale a company redefining how vehicles and defense systems are made. 

The Role

• Own and continuously improve Divergent’s company-wide financial model—integrating program ramps, production throughput, capital investments, and operating costs 
• Build and maintain detailed KPI models tied to manufacturing performance (e.g., cycle time, scrap, labor efficiency, machine utilization) 
• Partner with the Office of the CEO to support deal desk activities  
• Partner with Program Management to analyze program-level financial performance—comparing actuals to quoted economics, identifying margin variance drivers across NRE and product phases, and surfacing risks and insights to inform operational decisions 
• Prepare Board materials and investor reporting packages; support ad hoc fundraising and valuation modeling 
• Conduct scenario analysis and strategic modeling for company-level planning and capital allocation decisions 
• Help drive financial systems and data integration efforts (Oracle, Datarails, Power BI) to automate visibility into key metrics 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative field 
• 2–4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or FP&A at a high growth company operating at the intersection of hardware and software—such as advanced manufacturing, robotics, mobility, or automation 
• Exceptional financial modeling skills; fluent in full P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and scenario modeling 
• Excellent communication skills—able to clearly convey financial insights to executive and technical audiences 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing complex, multi-stage manufacturing processes with variable cost drivers (e.g., material yield, cycle time, machine uptime) 
• Exposure to capacity-based scale-up models and factory planning assumptions (e.g., utilization curves, throughput constraints, bottlenecks) 
• Familiarity with the Aerospace & Defense GTM cycle, including program-based pricing, contracting structures, and the stakeholder landscape (e.g., primes, integrators, and DoD customers) 
• Comfort working across cross-functional technical teams (engineering, manufacturing, supply chain) to translate operational data into financial impact 

 

Pay Range$138,805—$190,868 USD

What We Offer:

• Holistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
• Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.
• Comprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being