Senior Technical Designer
The Senior Technical Designer is primarily responsible for managing the technical design department including developing fabrication, construction, and drafting plans for the projects produced at TTS Studios and managing a team of technical designers (currently two). This position is responsible for creating or delegating 3D models and 2D construction plates to the Technical Design Team. The Senior Technical Designer is responsible for considering the scope of the project and for interpreting the design intent to create the best construction plan possible based on the budgetary and schedule constraints of the project. They also work with the Project Managers and Director of Production to provide accurate, efficient plans for the different fabrication departments and are responsible for the creation and maintenance of all modeling, drafting, and CNC programming standards. The Senior Technical Designer reports directly to the Director of Projects.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation: Starting at $35/hour
Conditions: 40 hours of work per week
Paid Time Off: 15 days to be used at the Employee’s discretion; approval required.
Benefits: Healthcare and 401k after 90 days
Job Responsibilities
Manage and Supervise the Technical Design department (2 full time members and 2 part time, remote members) and proactively assign tasks to the team based on project information and schedule
Assign due dates to the Technical Design team based on the overall shop schedule and in conjunction with the project-specific schedule
Develop and implement material and construction choices per project based on information from Project Management and feedback from the Director of Projects
Create 3D models and work-out engineering challenges to either turn into construction drawings or to delegate to the Technical Design team
Continuously and consistently work towards improving processes, drafting standards, cad templates, block library, etc.
