Design Engineer
Al-Futtaim
- United Arab Emirates
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support on research into relevant topics related to physical environments, including building typologies, public realm, architectural or component design details, materials and finishes, and so on, with a special emphasis on user experience.
- Support on research into relevant topics related to city design, including master planning, urban fabric, smart city technologies, advanced mobility, sustainability, thermal comfort, public realm and art, etc.
- Support the in-depth analysis of sites, including context, views and benchmark references, with high quality, descriptive diagrams, illustrations and related graphics related.
- Prepare programmatic assessments and other quantitative studies to support the ideation stage, describing these with tables, graphs and other illustrative graphics.
- Follow a rigorous ‘design-thinking’ methodology, employing a rapid, iterative approach to understanding the issues, defining the problem, ideating potential solutions, creating prototypes and testing the solutions.
- Complete rapid scenario modeling studies for site zoning and circulation, as well as building space planning and massing, described with high quality diagrams, plans, 3D models, illustrations and related graphics.
- Complete design scenarios related to user experience, with high quality collages, 3D renders, visual imagery or mood boards related to master planning, architectural or public realm studies.
- Support the ideation of various design components, including facades, open spaces, custom public realm furnishings, etc.
- Build simple physical models to represent massing or other relevant design criteria.
- Prepare summary presentations to executive Al-Futtaim stakeholders on various topics, as and when required.
- Support the translation of research findings on physical environments into clear actionable design guidelines, ranging from space planning, to facades, to sustainability, to landscape details, using clear written descriptions and
- Compile and explore preferences for typical design details – whether facade, interior design, landscape or other – and support the organization of them into clear and actionable design guidelines and related material.
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