Company Description Fathom + Form specializes in premium custom architectural metal work, doors, windows, and surfaces crafted for distinctive built environments. The company focuses on high-quality, design-forward solutions that are tailored to each client's unique application and aesthetic vision. Collaborating closely with architects, designers, and builders, Fathom + Form delivers bespoke metal and glazing systems that integrate function and craft. Team members work in a setting that values technical excellence, material innovation, and meticulous attention to detail. This is an ideal environment for individuals who enjoy turning complex design concepts into durable, refined architectural products.
Role Description This full-time, on-site Senior Design Engineer role is based in Los Angeles, CA. The Senior Design Engineer will translate architectural and design intent into detailed engineered solutions for custom metal doors, windows, and architectural surfaces. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing and refining CAD models and drawings, performing mechanical and structural assessments, and coordinating with fabrication teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and efficient. The role involves close collaboration with project managers, architects, and installers to resolve technical issues, review shop drawings, and support projects from concept through installation. The Senior Design Engineer will also contribute to product design standards, optimize hardware and material selections, and help improve internal engineering processes and documentation.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Job description:
Job Summary - Architectural Metal Designer
The Fathom Commitment
We're here to build things that last—well-designed, well-made, and tailored to the project. Our work is rooted in craft, clarity, and care at every step. From first sketches to final installation, we're focused on getting the details right. It's not about perfection for perfection's sake. It's about making something that feels solid, thoughtful, and built to stand the test of time.
You'll translate client bid sets, architect drawings, and loose project concepts into fully detailed, shop-ready SolidWorks models and drawings. A large portion of your work centers on our Fathom fenestration line — custom steel and glass door and window systems — where you'll refine and optimize standard designs for performance, cost, and fabricability while also developing fully custom assemblies from scratch for one-off architectural projects.
You'll work directly with the owner, project manager, purchasing, and shop floor leadership in a tight, collaborative environment where your decisions have real impact on every job that ships.
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Responsibilities - Architectural Metal Designer
- Develop detailed SolidWorks models and drawings from architectural bid sets, permit drawings, and client concepts
- Design and detail custom steel and glass door and window systems — profiles, hardware, glazing, and all associated assemblies
- Detail architectural metalwork including wall cladding, custom railings, staircases, and metal furniture
- Optimize standard fenestration designs for performance, cost, and ease of fabrication, continuous improvement is part of the job
- Produce clear, complete shop drawings and cut lists that go straight to the floor without rework
- Collaborate with the project manager and owner on design intent and constructability throughout each project
- Coordinate with purchasing on materials, hardware specs, and glass specifications
- Coordinate with the shop management on as-built changes and biway feedback
- Bonus: develop CNC laser and machining programs for production parts nice to have
- Requirements - Architectural Metal Designer
- SolidWorks proficiency, you're fast, accurate, and comfortable with complex weldments and sheet metal features
- 5+ years of metal design experience, windows, doors, curtain wall, fenestration, or architectural metalwork strongly preferred
- Ability to read and work from full architectural bid sets, permit drawings, and shop drawings
- Strong understanding of steel fabrication, welding, bending, cutting tolerances, and how parts actually get made
- Experience with glass systems, framing, glazing details, seals, and hardware integration is a significant plus
- Hands-on fabrication or shop experience is prefered, you understand the floor, not just the screen
- High attention to detail and a commitment to clean, complete deliverables
- Ability to manage multiple jobs simultaneously in a fast-moving custom shop environment
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
Experience:
- Metal Door and Window Design: 2 years (Preferred)
- Architectural Metal Design: 5 years (Required)
- SolidWorks: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Los Angeles, CA (Required)
- Work Location: In person
