Junior Architectural Designer

Full-time - Entry Level

Gardena, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At Cover, we're not just constructing buildings; we are redesigning the future of residential living. We are utilizing modern manufacturing to bring high quality homes to everyone. As a Junior Architectural Designer, you'll be at the center of innovation, bringing groundbreaking architectural vision to a future with abundant housing for all.

Responsibilities

• Report to and work closely with our Lead Designer to drive Cover's design vision, and develop solutions for a wide range of problems and scales.
• Work closely with Cover's sales team, to turn our clients' visions into reality.
• Responsible for visually communicating ideas to a wide set of audiences, using various tools including diagrams, drawings, 3D models, renderings, and physical mockups.
• Support in the creation of construction drawings, permit sets, and other technical drawings.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, technicians, fabricators, and software engineers to achieve extraordinary results on impressive timelines.
• This is a hands-on role - you'll be expected to quickly take ideas to full-scale mockups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or similar from an NAAB-accredited program.
• Relevant work or internship experience working in architecture, fabrication, industrial design, film production design, or other similar industry is strongly preferred.
• Strong portfolio of architectural design including academic work is needed.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstration of strong spatial intuition and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to iterate on designs quickly and effectively based on feedback or changes in requirements.
• Proficiency in a range of design and visualization software such as Rhino, 3D Studio Max, VRay, or Photoshop.
• Skilled in 2D technical drawings, experience in producing architectural construction documents preferred.
• Strong physical model making or prototyping skills, both at scaled and full scale representation, experience in the medium of 3D printing, sculpting, woodworking, or metal working preferred.
• Produce concepts and renderings quickly to successfully compare concepts and options with limited time constraints.
• Understanding of basic engineering principles of architecture.
• Well-versed in material characteristics to drive effective material selection.
• Collaborate and work independently in a fast-paced hands-on environment working on challenging problems.

Benefits

• Equity through stock options
• Performance bonuses
• Health and fitness reimbursements
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Complimentary weekly catered meals available on-site