Senior Computational Designer

Heatherwick Studio; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Heatherwick Studio is seeking a Senior Computational Designer to shape complex ideas into buildable, elegant systems. The role requires deep expertise with computational tools and a passion for bridging art and engineering across disciplines.

You will work closely with designers, consultants and fabricators to rationalise geometries and deliver sophisticated designs at various scales. Apply now to join a studio that values curiosity and precision.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in design and delivery.
• Strong expertise with computational tools and cross-disciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, consultants and fabricators to rationalise complex geometries into efficient systems.
• Translate imaginative concepts into buildable, robust design solutions.
• Communicate clearly across disciplines to ensure precise execution from concept to delivery.

Skills

Grasshopper

Rhino

Python

Revit interoperability

Job description

At Heatherwick Studio, we believe in creating buildings, spaces and objects that stir curiosity - works of art that people can live, move and think within. We’re now looking for a Senior Computational Designer to help us shape and realise our most complex ideas. Someone who can bring clarity, logic, rigour and delight to challenging geometries and ambitious forms.

You’ll be the person who loves the challenge of making the extraordinary buildable. Working closely with designers, consultants and fabricators, you’ll rationalise complex geometries into elegant, efficient systems. Ensuring that what begins as imagination can stand, breathe and belong in the world.

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Has 8+ years of professional experience, with a strong focus on later-stage design and delivery.
• Brings deep expertise in computational tools (Grasshopper, Rhino, Python, Revit interoperability, etc.) and thrives in the technical and creative crossover.
• Is meticulous with detail, fluent in coordination, and confident communicating across disciplines.
• Feels energised by the problem-solving side of architecture and transforming the abstract into the precise.

This role would suit a technically-minded designer who finds beauty in both the concept and the connection detail. Someone who delights in solving puzzles that turn vision into reality.

If you see computation as a bridge between art and engineering, and you want to help us bring ideas to life at every scale, we’d love to hear from you.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 1st November at midnight.

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We expect all studio members to work together with honesty and integrity, and to have genuine care for each other.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered without regard to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, neurodiversity status or disability status.

We encourage all people from historically underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

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