Experiential Fabrication Technical Designer

One Hat One Hand; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

One Hat One Hand in Oakland, CA seeks a Technical Designer to join its multidisciplinary team. You will develop clear 3D design concepts and produce construction-ready drawings for fabrication and permitting, working with engineers, architects, and production teams in a fast-paced, hands-on studio.

Ideal candidates bring expertise in custom fabrication, industrial design, or architecture, with strong Rhino/CAD skills and experience across wood, metal, plastics, and lighting design.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical design for architecture, industrial design, or stagecraft/event production.
• Strong background in custom fabrication with construction-methodology knowledge.
• Proficiency in Rhino, CAD, SketchUp, Vectorworks, V-Ray, Enscape, Blender, or Unreal a plus.
• Experience designing for wood, metal, acrylic, plastics, foams, casting, finishing.
• Experience generating production drawings and documentation for clients and fabrication teams.
• Experience with digital fabrication: CNC, laser cutting, waterjet, 3D printing.
• Knowledge of LED lighting design, wiring and programming.
• Excellent written and spoken communication; detail-oriented and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear, constructible 3D design concepts and visualizations in collaboration with the Design Studio Manager and Production Department.
• Produce accurate technical drawing sets for clients, engineers, and fabrication teams.
• Collaborate closely with internal production, finishing, and metal departments during the project lifecycle.
• Generate documentation for coordination with external consultants including structural and MEP engineers, and for permitting processes.
• Create cut files and CNC-ready documents for internal fabrication and external vendors.
• Answer key questions and problem solve in collaboration with the fabrication team.
• Support presentation efforts through design decks and visual storytelling.
• Participate in project planning meetings and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate material sourcing and ensure scheduled fabrication teams have everything needed to complete their tasks.
• Keep expense reports up to date and track purchases against project estimates.

Skills

Professional experience in technical设计

Tools

Rhino

CAD

SketchUp

Vectorworks

V-Ray

Enscape

Blender

Unreal

G Suite

Adobe Suite

3D printing

CNC

Laser cutting

Waterjet

Job description

One Hat One Hand in Oakland, CA seeks a Technical Designer to join its multidisciplinary team. You will develop clear 3D design concepts and produce construction-ready drawings for fabrication and permitting, working with engineers, architects, and production teams in a fast-paced, hands-on studio.

Ideal candidates bring expertise in custom fabrication, industrial design, or architecture, with strong Rhino/CAD skills and experience across wood, metal, plastics, and lighting design.