Industrial Architecture Lead - Equity & Flexible PTO

American Advanced Materials; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

Flexible PTO

Job summary

American Advanced Materials seeks an industrial architect to own the facility architecture for titanium and zirconium production facilities. You will translate process and operations requirements into building layouts, lead design reviews, and ensure buildability, safety, and code compliance.

You will collaborate with EPC partners, drive maintainable and flexible designs, and support permitting and commissioning as the architectural owner on a first-of-its-kind materials production program.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of architecture experience in industrial environments.
• Proven ability to manage capital projects with fast turnarounds.
• Experience leading or reviewing architectural scope from FEED to startup.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural scope for pilot, demonstration, and commercial-scale facilities.
• Translate process requirements into building layouts and facility programs.
• Define architectural basis of design, room data sheets, circulation concepts, and occupancy assumptions.
• Serve as technical owner for architectural interfaces with EPC firms and authorities.
• Review deliverables for quality, code compliance, constructability, and long-term flexibility.
• Drive design decisions for cleanliness, ventilation, and hazardous-material handling.
• Support permitting, fire protection strategy, occupancy analyses, and inspections.
• Lead constructability and value-engineering reviews to reduce complexity and maintain safety.
• Support construction, commissioning, turnover, and early operations as architectural owner.
• Build internal facility architecture standards and execution playbooks.

Skills

Leadership

Code compliance

Facility coordination

Constructability review

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Architectural Engineering / Civil Engineering

Tools

Revit

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

American Advanced Materials seeks an industrial architect to own the facility architecture for titanium and zirconium production facilities. You will translate process and operations requirements into building layouts, lead design reviews, and ensure buildability, safety, and code compliance.

You will collaborate with EPC partners, drive maintainable and flexible designs, and support permitting and commissioning as the architectural owner on a first-of-its-kind materials production program.