Design Automation Engineer, Architectural Design and BIM

Reframe Systems • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company focused on making high-performance housing attainable and abundant. They achieve this through a vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories to produce climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability. Their volumetric modular buildings are manufactured in their Andover, MA microfactory, with expansion plans across North America. The company aims to balance repeatability with site-responsive design, creating adaptable homes. Their team is cross-disciplinary, including architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery, all working towards reimagining the future of housing through a smarter, more sustainable system.

This role is for a Design Automation Engineer who will build architectural design and BIM tools to enhance the speed and efficiency of the architecture and business development teams. The goal is to create scalable homebuilding processes by automating manual and repetitive tasks in design and estimating, turning them into stable, production-grade software that integrates with downstream "CAD-to-fab" systems. This is a hands-on, "0-to-1" builder role for individuals who blend the skills of a BIM/CAD practitioner with those of a software engineer. Candidates should be comfortable using coding agents and modern AI tooling for rapid prototyping, close collaboration, and delivering usable tools for daily use.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience in design/CAD/BIM automation, ideally in Type III or Type V / residential construction.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build consensus around a technical vision.
• Strong general coding experience, ideally in Python and/or TypeScript.
• Experience with automated testing and releases/deployments.
• Used Revit in a professional setting and have built integrations with Revit yourself (such as Revit plugins, Dynamo, pyRevit, or APS).
• Built API integrations with other systems (any protocol, just that you've interfaced with real-world external systems).
• Foundational knowledge of parametric design.
• Experience using coding agents; builds prototypes, collaborates, and gets to a solution rapidly. A 0-to-1 builder.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Autodesk Platform Services.
• Experience integrating with Autodesk Build or similar project management software.
• Experience in a mechanical engineering or manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production tools for the design team that are stable, save real time, and work well with our downstream design automation systems.
• Collaborate with highly interdisciplinary teams to design and implement software automation that drives efficiency and throughput on the architecture and business development teams.
• Build the exchange layer between our internal model and external MEP consultants so they don't bottleneck the process or lock us into their stack.
• Build auto-takeoff from BIM to produce high-confidence estimates during design.
• Build tooling that helps architects iterate through value-engineering options quickly.
• Collaborate with software engineers to build and support reliable, effective tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level