Design Technician

Kingdom Development Group Incorporated; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Development Group Incorporated seeks a Design Automation Lead to drive adoption of computational and generative design tools within the AEC practice. The role focuses on standardizing tools, QA, documentation, and KPI development while building firm-wide technical expertise.

You will evaluate new technologies in design automation and machine learning, guide strategic direction with management, and lead a team to deliver innovative solutions across projects and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interactive Media Design, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related fields required.
• Related experience including Grasshopper, Dynamo, Autodesk Forge demonstrated.
• Experience Python, C# preferred.
• Strong understanding of the AEC industry.
• Exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to collect, organize and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Understand the range of design automation tools across the AEC industry and develop expertise in these tools.
• Determine how to bring design automation tools into practice and standardize tooling across the firm, including QA, documentation, and KPIs.
• Build technical expertise across the firm and lead ongoing education around these tools.
• Identify new technologies relevant to design automation, computational and parametric design, and ML for the AEC environment; build firm-wide expertise.
• Collaborate with management to prioritize new business models.
• Drive R&D into emerging technologies as they apply to the AEC industry.
• Act as an internal and external thought leader on related topics.
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
• Other duties as required.
• 3D printing Bamboo Labs, Laser cutting, model making

Skills

Strong communication

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Team leadership

AEC industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture/Interactive Media Design/CS/Software Engineering/Hardware Engineering or related fields

Tools

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Autodesk Forge

Python

C#

3D printing

Laser cutting

Job description

• Understand the range of design automation tools that exist across the AEC industry and have some level of expertise in these tools. These include computational and generative design tools but also various workflow automation tools.

• Determine the best way to bring design automation tools to practice as well as leading the firm to standardize on a range of tools. Ensure quality assurance, process documentation, and define key performance indicators.

• Build technical expertise across the firm in these tools and be responsible for continuing education around the same.

• Determine new technologies as they pertain to design automation, computational and parametric design & machine learning for the AEC environment and build firm technical expertise around this approach.

• Work with management to prioritize new business models.

• Drive research and development into emerging technologies as they filter across the AEC industry

• Be an internal and external thought leader on related topics.

• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.

• Other duties as required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interactive Media Design, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related fields required

• Related experience required which includes:

• Experience with Grasshopper, Dynamo, Autodesk Forge platforms required.

• Experience Python, C# preferred.

• Strong understanding of the AEC industry.

• Business acumen and ability to execute strategy.

• Exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to collect, organize and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to develop and lead a team.

• 3D printing Bamboo Labs, Laser cutting, model making