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Apple Senior Architect Retail Store Design Innovation Studio United States, California, Cupertino 812033842
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Description
In this role you will be responsible for leading the design of new store prototypes and developing bespoke architectural components and systems. You will work with multiple cross-functional stakeholders and integrate a variety design initiatives into new and existing store designs. You will oversee the development of design documentation, specifications, material testing and submittal requirements to ensure the highest quality in every aspect of Apple Retail store design. The Apple Retail design team relies on a variety of formats to convey design ideas. You will oversee the creation of drawings, renderings, animations, AR and VR spatial constructs, as well as physical mockups and prototypes. You will work with a variety of vendors, create pilots, and review in-situ designs as they are integrated into new and existing stores worldwide. You will present your ideas to Apple Senior Leadership and guide a team of architects, industrial designers and vendors to create design documentation for Apple Retail Standards including: prototypical, schematic and construction drawings, specifications, design guidance, product standards, shop drawings, BIM deliverables, renderings, and supporting documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of architecture and construction experience leading the design of multiple, complex, interdisciplinary architectural projects
- Professional degree in architecture (licensure a plus, but not required)
- Portfolio PDF or web link to body of work
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep appreciation for aesthetics with a passion for materials and material exploration
- Self-motivated and agile learner
- Healthy obsession with how things are made and how they work
- Appreciation for human factors in design
- Design intelligence: mechanical intuition, creative problem solving, spatial reasoning, devotion to detail
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop meaningful partnerships with internal design and technical team members, cross-functional experts and outside vendors to optimize designs for function, aesthetics, and fabrication
- Agility, and the ability to develop necessary technical knowledge in areas outside your realm of expertise to understand other teams’ design constraints, craft creative solutions to technical problems, and develop elevated customer journeys and experiences
- Ability to manage time and workflow across multiple, simultaneous projects
- Exceptional designer with the ability to create and convey compelling designs and describe program and implementation strategies in internal and executive reviews
- Ability to manage the production of a variety of visualization tools including renderings, animations, mockups, prototypes, and AR / VR constructs. Self-performance not required, but an understanding of 3D visualization tools such as Revit, Rhino, SolidWorks, KeyShot, Reality Composer Pro, Unity, Unreal Engine, etc. is a bonus
- Understanding and appreciation of hands-on mockups / prototyping, and their relationship to virtual design tools
- Radical creativity
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $133,900 and $201,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
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