
Fabrication Designer
Stantec
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Develop conceptual designs into detailed technical models
- Collaborate with the Fabrication team to determine optimal build strategies and fabrication details
- Output both client-facing and internal clean, accurate 2D technical drawings from 3D models
- Generate comprehensive project documentation, including parts lists, exploded-view diagrams, and fabrication specs
- Outline material, dimensional, and hardware requirements
- Output CAM-ready files for CNC, 3D printer, and other digital fabrication tools
- Safely operate woodshop equipment
- Support troubleshooting and meticulous maintenance of our CNC machine, laser cutters, and 3D printers
- Embrace and take part in a collaborative team culture that values problem-solving and knowledge-sharing
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in either professional or academic settings
- Degree in architecture, industrial design, engineering, or related fields
- Proficiency in Rhino 3D
- Experience with parametric design tools, such as Grasshopper
- Experience with complex geometry
- Familiarity with woodshop equipment
- Familiarity with CNC CAM software, such as RhinoCAM or Fusion
- Familiarity with digital fabrication tools, such as CNC routers, robotic arms, and 3D printers
- Strong communication skills
- Strong creative problem-solving and organizational skills
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
- Enthusiasm for designing and making
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Wellness program
- Health saving accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase program
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- Emergency travel benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional membership fee coverage
- Paid family leave
- Ten paid holidays per calendar year
- Vacation accrual between 10 and 20 days per year
- Paid sick leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Rhino 3Dparametric designcomplex geometryCNC CAM softwareRhinoCAMFusiondigital fabricationCNC routersrobotic arms3D printers
Soft Skills
communicationcreative problem-solvingorganizational skillsteamworkindependence