Deeplocal is seeking a freelance Technical Designer who thrives on new challenges and one of a kind projects.
Technical Designers works seamlessly with internal engineering and production team members, as well as external vendors, to produce shop drawings for fabrication and client submittal packages. Technical Designers are responsible and accountable for ensuring the accuracy of technical documentation required to fabricate, install and maintain custom fabrication projects.
It is expected that this position will average approximately 30 hours per week, with flexibility for additional or fewer hours, based on availability and project needs.
Responsibilities
- Produce accurate and robust CAD models of custom fabrication projects.
- Transform hand sketches and preliminary models into detailed models with little oversight.
- Develop and maintain 2d drawing packages for use by internal or external fabrication shops.
- Develop and maintain fabrication level BOMs.
- Interface and communicate directly with the fabrication team to provide technical support on projects as required.
- Coordinate with the Creative Technology team for integration of interactive technology components.
- Coordinate with the Engineering team for integration of complex mechanical components.
- Provide 2d layouts and 3d models for use in larger integration packages.
- Coordinate with the creative team to maintain creative intent during the fabrication design process.
- Provide feedback to the creative team on engineering feasibility and approach as needed.
- Clearly communicate technical approaches and implications to clients as necessary.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in a technical 3d modeling package such as Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks
- Proficiency in creating notated and dimensioned 2d layouts from 3d models
- Strong engineering/technical skills and experience building real-world experiences
- Highly organized with strong project management skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Creative thinker with strong ability to problem-solve
- Bonus Areas of Knowledge: Themed Entertainment, Events and Experiences, Interactive Technology, Mechanical Design, Theatrical Fabrication, Exhibit Fabrication
Location
This position is based in our studio in Pittsburgh, PA.
About Deeplocal
Deeplocal is a quickly growing, internationally-recognized, innovation studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. Deeplocal’s team includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clients.
From creating a mind-controlled bike that allowed riders to shift with their thoughts, to building a robotic pitching machine that allowed a child to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game from thousands of miles away, to a single button that dims the lights, orders food, silencers your phone and puts on your favorite show, to a machine that graffitied tweets on the roads of the Tour de France, our projects are wide-ranging and unique.
Deeplocal has been behind some of advertising’s most talked about campaigns: the Netflix Switch, Google Photos Pay With A Photo, Google Fiber Nick’s First Pitch, and the Nike Chalkbot. Deeplocal’s current clients include Google, Nike, and Nest.
Deeplocal’s studio is located in a renovated brewery loft space in Sharpsburg, PA—just outside of Pittsburgh and within a few minutes of Lawrenceville. All team members at Deeplocal contribute and participate in work for our amazing roster of clients.
Deeplocal has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania for the past four years and has received numerous awards in advertising and design. Deeplocal’s work has been featured on Fast Company, Wired, NYTimes, USA Today, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, and many more.
Our Mission
Invent products and experiences for innovative brands.
Our Purpose
To be a place where amazing talent can invent, create and inspire.
Our Core Values
Deeplocal is committed to maintaining the company's core values and culture as the company grows. Employees should exhibit the following Deeplocal core values:
- Impactful
- Efficient
- Inventive
- Resourceful
- Humble
Top Skills
What We Do
Deeplocal creates and builds experiences that help brands tell their stories and connect with their audiences in new, unexpected ways. We work in both digital and physical disciplines, though our projects find all kinds of ways to dissolve the boundaries between the two. Everything we do is rooted in culture and faithful to strategic insights about our audience. We want to get them talking about something amazing they’ve experienced—not about an advertising campaign.
Our team is comprised of creatives, marketers, strategists, technologists, engineers (mechanical, electrical, robotic, and software) and artists. Whether we’re making robots, software or socks, we do the vast majority of our production in house. This allows us to be nimble in our process and give our clients excellent visibility into each project, from start to finish.
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