Technical Designer - Workplace Technology - Junior

Gensler • San Jose, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Technical Designer focused on Workplace Technology, based in Silicon Valley. The designer will combine creativity and technical knowledge to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients, leveraging AI tools in visualization, iteration, and documentation workflows. The position involves collaborating with a broader design team to develop design solutions and coordinate the design through the construction documentation phase. The role is an active participant in the studio’s AI transformation, expecting designers to integrate AI tools into their practice and contribute to team fluency. The work ethic, combined with a commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler a place to nurture a career.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture or related field from an accredited school.
• 2 -5 years of architectural project experience (core and shell).
• Proficiency in Rhino, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), SketchUp, Unreal, Stable Diffusion and FLUX-based generative AI workflows (via RunDiffusion or equivalent enterprise platform), Grasshopper, Climate Studio, and your pen highly preferred.
• AI tool experience must be demonstrated in submitted portfolio, not listed as awareness only.
• Outstanding graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Demonstrated AI fluency in an architectural workflow: portfolio must include at least one project where AI-assisted visualization, massing study, or design iteration played a documented role. Show the prompt, the output, and the judgment applied to it.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices.
• Ability to learn, collaborate, and solve complex problems.
• Comfortable navigating across 3D modelling, visualizing, and presentation platforms to create compelling diagrams & imagery.
• Comfort with AI-assisted visualization tools, particularly generative image and rendering workflows, is expected, not optional.
• Candidates who have built these into their practice will be prioritized.
• Submit a resume and portfolio in PDF format.

Nice To Haves

• Portfolio must include at least one project where AI-assisted visualization, massing study, or design iteration played a documented role. Show the prompt, the output, and the judgment applied to it.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Design Director, Studio Director, Design Manager, Design team to develop architectural solutions from conceptual level through construction documentation.
• Render and produce high-quality visualizations and diagrams, leveraging AI-assisted rendering tools to accelerate iteration speed and expand the range of options presented to clients.
• Develop and study design options, analyzing and refining design ideas through sketches, 3D models, and iterations based on initial concepts, using AI-assisted workflows to generate, evaluate, and compress iteration cycles.
• Collaborate with a Project Architect (PA) to develop detailed drawing sets and technical documents.
• Direct preparation of conceptual designs, space plans, presentations, and design development.
• Lead coordination with the Design /Technical team and Project/Design Manager(s).
• Lead coordination with client team, project manager, construction manager and others to develop design deliverables and freehand sketches.
• Review and manage project programs and design deliverables.
• Resolve complex design issues with innovative and practical solutions.
• Drive project sustainability targets throughout project phases and actively engage in delivering them.
• Coordinate sustainability targets with project consultants and engineers.
• Implement sustainable design strategies in every project stage and investigate solutions to sustainable design challenges.
• Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research.
• Lead climate-focused analysis and studies for each project.
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• wellness programs
• flex spending
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• 401 k
• profit sharing
• employee stock ownership
• twice annual bonus opportunities
• reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• reimbursement for tuition for certain eligible programs or classes

What This Job Offers

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