New York, USA
Designer
at UAP
UAP is looking for a designer to join its busy New York studio and workshop.
Incredible things don’t just happen; they’re created, nurtured, believed in. Arts, culture, and creativity have always played a vital role in bringing people together. We continue this tradition with an enduring belief that creativity can inspire incredible possibilities. By pairing exceptional strategies and manufacturing capabilities with our team’s unrivalled dedication to excellence, we ensure that our generation creates timeless and relevant objects, ideas, and places that will inspire and connect people for generations to come. As a company, this is the common ground on which we move forward.
Designers at UAP are responsible for developing creative solutions that meet the client’s creative intent and considers constructability and budget requirements. The role will also focus on advanced manufacturing technologies, specialized machinery, and fabrication while drawing on mainstream engineering principles and practices.
Key responsibilities:
- design sculptures and other installations from the concept design phase through fabrication documentation and installation support
- create technical drawings for shop build and/or subcontractor fabrication based on designer drawings, layouts, and other visual aids
- design and coordinate engineering for custom solutions to meet specific requirements of diverse project-based applications
- draft detailed assembly/installation drawings for use by professional installers/contractors
- research and order materials and hardware required to execute the construction of designed units
- actively communicate with the fabrication and construction teams and participate in the commissioning of units designed
- works closely with the project managers, and production managers to meet both budgetary and scheduling goals
- understanding the underlying physics of complex problems
- understand capabilities of machining and fabrication via the UAP shop and subcontractors
- communicate with client creative and supervisory staff during the design and construction phases of the project
- select and order appropriate materials for art and design
- provide details to procurement department to aid in part and vendor selection
- help monitor quality control
- eye for art and design aesthetic
- build a library of knowledge of previous designs
Qualifications:
- bachelor’s degree or above in technical design, engineering, and/or equivalent experience
- minimum four years’ of relevant experience in drafting/design/fabrication
- modeling expertise in Rhino
- solid knowledge of various fabrication/installation
- sound knowledge of mechanical design and problem-solving ability
- able to work under pressure and with minimum supervision
- high-level problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to multitask through multiple projects.
- appreciate and interest in art and design