Computational Engineering Design Specialist

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Computational Engineering Design Specialist to assist with developing/implementing automated design workflows and tools. This role is being created within our Enterprise Capabilities Team and the successful candidate will report to the Computational Design Leader.

This person will assist with the development/implementation of globally applicable automation tools and processes, in addition to working on design projects to further develop workflow definitions and test tools that have been created in a project production setting.

This role in South Africa offers the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement, a combination of remote and office work schedules. AECOM has offices in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria (Centurion).

This role requires expertise in several different areas, including:

• Expert user of digital production platforms in the domain of computational and parametric engineering design; at least one of the following technology stacks: Revit + Dynamo, Rhino + Grasshopper. Knowledge of more than one platform, including Generative Components, will be considered as a plus.
• Creator and author of definitions using out-of-the-box nodes tools within the defined platforms. The ability to create and maintain custom nodes using Python and/or C# is also preferable.
• Parametric modeling, creation and development of smart objects (i.e.: Revit Families using adaptive components), with customizable functionality and custom-built parameters for automation.
• Digital tools deployment, ensuring that development is focused on production team usage, for example, automated workflows that can be operated by Revit users using Dynamo Player or Orkestra.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with project teams to accurately capture the requirements of any workflow we are seeking to automate, to create a specification for the tools and content that will be required to achieve the automation aim.
• Create and author definitions that satisfy the aims of the automation workflow, so that the tool need can be validated and deployed in production.
• Contribute to the creation of advanced parametric content that will be required by many of the automation tools being created.
• Production of 3D BIM project models aligned to project specified BIM requirements using Autodesk Revit.
• In collaboration with AECOM Digital Delivery global and the Digital Engineering Leads, engage on design automation initiatives across global regions for multiple design disciplines.
• Advise and provide support for interoperability procedures between authoring software and interfacing CAD/BIM & Analysis software packages.
• Support the development of computational engineering standards and best practices through non-project design technology workshops.
• Open and willing to be flexible regarding taking on varied types of work, learn and develop new skills for digital project delivery whilst supporting the project teams with traditional deliverables.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computational Engineering, Engineering Design, Architecture, or Information Management, or related discipline plus at least 2-3 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Very good working knowledge of BIM Platforms complimentary to using authoring tools (i.e.: BIM360/ACC, Navisworks, ProjectWise, Revizto, etc.).
• Proven track record of design automation experience using the required platforms.
• Proven track record of the ability to create complex parametric content (predominantly Revit families) for use with automation tools.
• Technical design and construction knowledge in engineering design and construction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of any of the following will be considered favorable: Revit SDK, Dynamo SDK, Forge APIs, Rhinoceros SDK, Grasshopper SDK, RhinoInside, RhinoCompute (Hops), Bentley Connect SDK, Python, C#.
• Experience within Building, Transportation or Water/P&P design projects.
• Architecture, Engineering or Computational Design degree or similar professional education.
• Good communication skills (oral and written), and able to be an individual contributor during internal/external workshops and trainings.

Additional Information

• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program.
• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
• With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.