Architectural Team Member, Residential and Computational Design - ZURU (Los Angeles, CA)
About the job
Redefine architectural systems, craft stunning buildings, and elevate every home experience. Bring your expertise to the forefront and shape the future of home building with us!
ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.
Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.
At ZURU Tech we are innovating to change the way the world builds. Creating disruptive solutions for the construction industry, working with world-leading talent to apply the most advanced digital technologies to building processes. From design to manufacturing to construction, we’re looking for the driven to join us on our journey, helping to revolutionize how buildings are created at every stage of the process.
To view this job and apply, click here.
Compensation:
$72,000 - $110,000 a year
YOUR ROLE
You will play a crucial role in developing architectural systems. For this role, your primary responsibility will be to investigate the practical application of ZURU building products through design development of residential projects.
How You Will Make An Impact
Your role will be pivotal in proving that the ZURU building systems can provide an architecture that is extremely flexible and easy to design. You will be responsible for the development of 20+ houses, investigating and refining each one into beautiful and inspiring examples of our architectural system.
Using Rhino, Grasshopper, and our proprietary software Dreamcatcher you will develop the houses from basic designs into precise and highly detailed digital twins. Your expertise will be crucial in generating houses that effectively verify the architectural freedom of our products to cross-functional teams.
Collaborating closely with our multidisciplinary team, you'll play a central role in refining our architectural systems and optimizing the functionality of our offerings to enhance user satisfaction.
Additionally, you will actively contribute to the design and production of exclusive properties, showcasing the versatility and potential of our architectural offer. Your contributions will further solidify our position as leaders in innovation within the industry
Responsibilities
Verify architectural products through practical design application
Design Development on sample houses
Discover case-based rules for architectural systems
Identify situations where our systems thrive as well as where they struggle
Use and refine existing grasshopper definitions
Prepare presentations of drawings, digital models and renderings
Work with our software teams in Italy to implement design-logic in our user-friendly software
Required
Master’s or Bachelor's degree in architecture
5+ years of experience in an architectural design or BIM role, preferably at a residential scale
Enthusiasm for detail and order
Highly proficient with Rhino
Intermediate understanding of Grasshopper
Very strong representation skills, both from a technical, verbal, and aesthetic perspective
Ability to use and develop new tools without being afraid to challenge traditional work methods and processes
Capacity to contribute to a multidisciplinary team and to move project forward in a fast timeline.
LIFE@ZURU
At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.
At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.
ZURU – Tomorrow Reimagined
🚀 ZURU.com
