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Design Technology Lead – Computation
| Company | Gensler |
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| Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $90000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Building Science, Design Technology, or other relevant academic or work experience.
- 5-10 Years of experience as a computational designer or applying computational thinking on projects within architectural practice.
- Expert knowledge and experience with Rhino, Grasshopper Revit and Dynamo.
- Proven experience with whole-project solutions that combine computational design and BIM deliverables.
- Proven experience developing and deploying computational design on large or complex projects.
- Experience developing design solutions and storytelling informed by large data sets.
- Experience with computational resilience simulations on real-world projects.
- Understanding of, and ability to use programming languages, API’s, AI, scripting techniques, and large data set manipulation in your daily work.
- Must provide a portfolio in either PDF form or a link to a website portfolio. If Artificial Intelligence is utilized in creation of any significant portion of the portfolio, or its content, candidate must be prepared to discuss its scope of use.
Responsibilities
- Foster and grow the computational community within the region and across the firm with focus on connectivity and excellence.
- Collaborate with project teams to deploy best-in-class project-specific technology solutions to provide unparalleled design excellence to our clients.
- Create and apply computational algorithms for a variety of design problems focusing on leveraging data to drive design decision making on projects.
- Create and apply computational algorithms for a variety of design problems including integration with our BIM platforms.
- Lead formal and informal training for team members with the goal of upskilling practitioners enabling to participate in the Data-Driven design process themselves.
- Support, grow, and evangelize adoption of Gensler’s proprietary computational platforms within design teams.
- Create partnerships with Gensler’s Climate Resilience Experts to build knowledge bridges between their domain expertise and sustainable computational tools and platforms.
- Identify, research, recommend and implement technology simulation solutions and workflows that address needs expressed by our clients and design practitioners.
- Research and develop thoughtful responsible ways to integrate Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into our design process.
- Present sophisticated concepts to non-technical audiences through storytelling, visual communication, and data-driven insights.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Traits: You are passionate about fostering a culture of innovation and you are proactive in communicating how this philosophy contributes to an impactful experience in the organization.
- You carry a deep sense of curiosity about new topics and challenges coupled with a desire to employ innovative technologies in practice to develop bold ideas.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, creative, and multi-disciplinary work environment.
- You are well adept in prioritizing your time, creating workplans, meeting deadlines, and comfortable working on more than one project at a time.
