Sr. Design Engineer

SPMDesign — OUR ETHOS // 

We are passionate about integrating art, storytelling, and brand expression into the built environment. Consistency, thoroughness, passion, and craftsmanship are the fundamentals on which we have built SPM Design. Our team has decades of experience in design, multidisciplinary production, artisanal craftsmanship, and fabrication.

We design, curate, build, and install custom elements, such as large-scale art, environmental graphics, wayfinding, experience moments, exhibits, and public activation. We work directly with clients, architects, and interior designers to bring to life the art and design that overlays the traditional architecture scope. We are a fast-growing design and fabrication studio with a lot of exciting, unusual projects. 

POSITION SUMMARY // 

As Sr. Design Engineer, you are responsible for taking conceptual ideas from design development through design engineering, production, and installation. Collaboration with the Design and Production teams is imperative for delivering projects on time and on budget. Importantly, you should be proficient in Rhino 3D, the Adobe Suite, and Google Workplace.

RESPONSIBILITIES AS SR. DESIGN ENGINEER –

• Meet with PM, Lead Designer, and Director of Fabrication to go over the scope of the project and download all relevant info, including:

  • Budget 

  • Schedule

  • Design and/or site constraints

• Research appropriate materials to be used for the project

• Research appropriate hardware to be used for the project

• Propose design-engineered solutions to the Director of Fabrication and PM for feedback

  • Including value-engineered solutions based on budget requirements

• Provide shop drawings

  • For shop, vendors, clients, includes;

    • Technical, dimensioned drawings

    • Material take-offs

    • Hardware specs

    • Installation diagrams

    • Shop drawings to be per office standard that is currently being set

  • Coordinate with PM on what client needs for shop drawings (i.e., structural, etc.)

  • Coordinate with the fabrication team on details needed for fabrication

• Develop production files for CNC (in-house) 

• Mentor and support junior staff

• Develop estimates for fabrication of projects, including:

  • Design Engineering hours

  • Fabrication labor Hours

  • Materials and Hardware

  • Installation labor hours

• Work with fabrication teams through the fabrication process

  • Provide material orders to the Shop Foreman for review and approval

  • Provide technical drawings to the fabricator