Lead Computational Designer

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• Leads the development and governance of firmwide design automation frameworks.
• Architects’ scalable automation solutions using cross-platform scripting.
• Guides the implementation of proof-of-concept projects, authors internal documentation, and aligns research direction with business goals and innovation roadmaps.
• Provides technical leadership on tool development and evaluates emerging technologies for integration.
• Develops and implements algorithmic workflows across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with firmwide digital strategies.
• Mentors senior and intermediate designers in computational thinking, performance-based logic, and custom scripting.
• Facilitates reuse and scalability of algorithmic systems across disciplines and tools, while standardizing and documenting design logic libraries.
• Provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior computational designers on advanced digital workflows, tools, and problem-solving strategies.
• Offers support during project execution, fosters skill development, and promotes knowledge sharing across the team.
• Drives strategic research initiatives focused on advancing the firm's digital design capabilities.
• Identifies, and evaluates emerging computational technologies such as generative design, and advanced simulation workflows.