Founded in 2000, Applied Minds draws on the talents of nearly 150 employees and a network of subject matter experts to innovate by melding art, design, science, and engineering. We help organizations ask the right questions and then provide unexpected, yet powerful solutions. With a passion for inventing the future for our clients, we bring together brilliant and creative people from numerous disciplines into multidisciplinary teams to work on projects such as autonomous systems, command centers, modeling and simulation systems, robotics, spacecraft, UAVs, user experiences, vehicles, and more.
Equipped with outstanding tools and technology, collaborative spaces, an art department, and advanced fabrication and prototyping facilities, we work in an informal, creative environment that blurs the lines between disciplines.
If you have exceptional talent and passion, join Applied Minds and help us create for the ages.
The Architect will provide leadership, oversight, and support on a wide range of commercial and government facilities projects.
Responsibilities:
• Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Chief Creative Officer, provide architectural leadership and oversight for a wide range of commercial and government facilities design projects.
• Lead innovative architectural design efforts that involve the incorporation of new media and technologies in architectural installations.
• Work closely with clients toward successful project delivery and play a key role in developing ongoing relationships and future projects with existing client base
• Partner with the lead Creative Designer and the Creative Resource Manager to ensure exceptional project completion, on time and on budget
• Lead and develop the architectural design staff to produce drawings, images and other documents in support of a wide variety of design and engineering projects
• Advise on building code and construction technique
• Support the business development process to ensure the effective presentation of story, ideas and capabilities.
• Sign IDP hours for architectural designers working towards licensure
• Act as liason with members of external teams within vendor and/or customer organizations
• Advise on building code and construction technique
• All other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Minimum of 8 years of related architecture experience
• Experience in a multidisciplinary design firm environment
• Must be a licensed Architect in California
• Involvement designing LEED facilities
• Proven ability to articulate big ideas and effectively achieve desired creative outcomes.
• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino, and 3DS Max preferred
• Proficiency in Revit & AutoCAD Architecture highly desired
• Experience designing commercial office environments, lab spaces, or spaces with advanced Audio/Visual technologies preferred
• Strong understanding of construction techniques and building codes
• Experience with construction cost estimating desired
• Link(s) to portfolio and work samples required. Applicants who do not include a link will not be considered for the role.
Applied Minds is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and as such make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.