Architect Jobs in California

Job Title: MDSE Systems Engineering Architect -... Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN Location: San Diego, CA Description: MDSE Systems Engineering Architect - Engineer 3   Systems Engineer 3 responsible for development and maintenance of HALE system architecture models within the Model Driven Systems Engineering (MDSE) environment; support system requirement discovery; system architectural design; functional/logical/physical modeling. Specific tasks include reviewing of specifications, identification and development of use cases, parametric and constraint modeling, and establishing trace between the Requirement Management System and the MDSE environment. Additional tasks include creation of architecture products including DoDAF (1.5/2.0) views, generation of architecture/design description products, and adherence to Configuration Management and quality processes. Duties require considerable collaboration and coordination with product development teams and must be performed at a high-level with only general supervision and direction. Basic Qualifications: Technical BS degree plus a minimum of 5 years Systems Engineering Experience within the defense industry; Secret-level security clearance and ability to obtain program access; demonstrated proficiency in MS Office and SysML/UML modeling. Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience using DOORS and Rhapsody. Security Clearance Required.

Job Title: Revit Experienced Architect Company: Location: Los Angeles, CA Description: Long Beach architecture firm seeks to fill job captain position. Must be very experienced in Autodesk Revit! AutoCAD/Photoshop knowledge a plus. Typically working towards completion of construction documents including designing, modeling, rendering, drafting and detailing for high-end retail, office space, banking and restaurants. Should be a self motivated team player. Individual should expect handling high pressure deadlines on a regular basis while producing high quality work. A great long-term opportunity to grow with a small business. Please email resume. Thanks

Job Title: Architect for San Jose Project Company: Location: San Francisco, CA Description: Architect Required Our firm has acquired a building in San Jose and we are looking for an architect that can assist us with interior redesign and some structural changes to the building. We anticipate this role can be a project role or an employee role. Our firm may outsource to a local firm or hire a person as an in-house architect for this and other work beyond this project. Significant experience is not required, although it is a plus. Our engineers will provide the basic design objectives and we then expect that the architect will make recommendations about how to implement the design requirements, prepare drawings to the requirements of the City of San Jose, California and then manage the project to completion. Architectural requirements will include: 1. Demolition plan for interior office space 2. Structural plan for interior offices, bathrooms and elevator or lift 3. HVAC and Electrical plans for reconstruction of these after demolition 4. Building elevations for exterior facing building modifications. 5. Building plans for construction teams with design input from users. This is a small but complete project that will encompass two stories and 5,000 sq ft of interior space on a ½ acre lot. The interior requirements are to partially demo floor #1 and to demo most of the interior space on floor #2. Reconstruction of the interior space shall be into a modern Silicon Valley work environment focused on green engineering and interesting design. Exterior modifications will include upgrading the facade of the building and re-engineering building access both from the street and rear of the building. We are looking for creative ideas, out-of-the-box thinking and a person or team that can assist us in preparing drawings and managing construction. We do not require extensive experience but we do require the ability to work effectively by taking design information and translating this into workable drawings and contract specifications. We require excellent project skills. Please reply to this position by including: ?ARCHITECT? in the title of your response. Include examples of your work or online pictures and drawing specimens if available. For more information please visit our website at: http://www.tkoworks.com Please email your resume to our employment office at: Register to View

Job Title: Architectural Designers, Healthcare Practice Company: Location: San Francisco, CA Description: Great design is born from unbridled creativity, freedom, and innovation. SmithGroup encourages and nurtures brilliant ideas and industry leaders. We are stewards responsible for protecting the environment and pioneers, striving to achieve an unprecedented level of design excellence. SmithGroup provides architecture, engineering, interior design and planning services for clients across the country in markets such as healthcare, research laboratories, senior living facilities, higher education campuses, workplace buildings and government buildings. We are also one of the country?s largest Architectural/Engineering firms, with 11 offices nationwide. SmithGroup?s studio structure provides the resources, experience and project opportunities of a large firm with ability to specialize and the friendly atmosphere of a small firm culture. We are seeking talented individuals that are committed to design excellence, who thrive in an environment of collaboration and who demonstrate a high degree of creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. We have current opportunities for Intermediate-Senior level Designers for our Healthcare Studio in our downtown San Francisco office. We are looking for designers that are idea-driven visionaries with a high level of design skills. We seek professionals with both cutting-edge design concepts and an understanding of the complex nature of healthcare projects. This position will operate independently and in a group setting, with the opportunity for design ownership as well as client and team leadership. This position will also participate in marketing pursuits and demonstrate design talent to our future clients. We are looking for: ? Designers with a range from12 ? 25 years of experience. Experience in healthcare project types required. ? Ability to lead the design efforts through all stages of a project, including leadership with the client, contractors and internal team. ? Strong communication and interpersonal skills. ? Professional degree in Architecture. ? Proficiency in Revit a plus. ? LEED AP a plus. Instructions for applying ? please read carefully: ? Go to www.smithgroup.com and go to the Careers page. ? On the Healthcare Designer posting, please click the Apply here link. Fill in the required information, and submit your cover letter, resume and samples of healthcare design as attachments. Please do not type the information into the text boxes provided. Please include salary requirements in your cover letter. SmithGroup offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefit package. In addition to PTO and paid company holidays, we also offer an alternate work schedule which provides employees with an additional 14 Fridays off per year to help with work/life balance.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer / Architect / Tech Lead Company: Tiny Prints Location: Mountain View, CA Description: Overview We are currently looking for experienced software engineers/architects/tech leads with solid experience developing web applications. We're looking for world-class, fun-loving engineers to join our team! If you have a desire to build innovative web-based solutions then please talk to us. Responsibilities 1. Designing, implementing, testing and deploying a scalable web platform 2. Designing, maintaining, and implementing MySQL based middle-tier architecture 3. Improving existing MySQL database schemas/tables/indices for optimal use 4. Scaling PHP applications, scaling large databases 5. Resolving any application issues/bugs that may arise due to architectural or configuration issues across the various layers 6. Hard working and flexibility to put in the extra hours required to meet tight deadlines Experience 1. 5+ years experience and a strong passion for building business to consumer web-based services 2. Strong experience developing in PHP or C++ or Java. PHP preferred. 3. Strong experience developing applications based on the LAMP stack architecture, XML, HTTP, REST, Javascript, CSS, and other web standards 4. Strong experience designing, implementing, optimizing and maintaining databases (preferably MySQL). Solid competency with SQL (ideally in a federated database environment, MySQL a plus) 5. Strong *nix experience (Linux, Ubuntu, Redhat) 6. Experience developing scalable transactional systems 7. Experience with caching technologies (SQUID, Memcache a plus) 8. Strong writing and communication skills 9. Ability to write proper and pertinent documentation 10. Ability to explain and articulate difficult technical issues 11. Friendly and team-oriented Education BSCS

Job Title: Product Architect Company: Brocade Location: San Jose, CA Description: Intro:Joining the Network and Systems Architecture team who is focused on long term technology and direction for Brocade. Qualifications/Job Responsibilities: Requirements:Must have a BS/MS in engineering. Extensive software architecture experience in L3 protocols (OSPF, RIP, BGP, Q-in-Q and MPLS etc) both theoretical and practical. Must also have a deep understanding of system architecture for ASIC's and Software. Must be able to travel and have good presentation skills, must be conformable with presenting to customers.Job Role:Work on next gen systems, ASIC's and network architecture for the data center and extended networks (Service Providers etc). Need to solve complicated architectural problems and translate customer requirements to future products (protocols, ASIC's, HW etc.)

Job Title: Medical Architect, (National Facilities Services - NFS) - Oakland, CA Company: Kaiser Permanente Location: Oakland, CA Description:   Want to know more about what it's like to work at Kaiser Permanente? Click here to listen to what our employees and leader have to say.   Job ID:   010500 Company Name:   Kaiser Permanente Job Category:   Healthcare Location:   Oakland, CA Position Type:   Full-Time, Employee Experience:   5-10 Years Experience Date Posted:   March 19, 2010 Medical Architect, (National Facilities Services - NFS) - Oakland, CA Job Title / Location:Medical Architect, (National Facilities Services - NFS) - Oakland, CAJob Description:We are seeking a candidate for the Medical Architect, (National Facilities Services - NFS) position, based in Oakland, CA. This role will manage the activities of architects involved in space planning & design of hospitals & other medical facilities such as medical centers, dental offices, parking structures, etc. for Kaiser Permanente new generation hospital design & retrofit projects. This role will manage the engineering group which identifies modifications to MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) to MEP designs and the KP Standards Program that will allow our new facilities to have a significantly lower total cost of ownership. In addition, this role will focus on existing facilities to identify operating modifications that will allow the existing facilities to significantly reduce their operating and maintenance costs over the life of the asset. Provide strategic direction to the engineering group in their support of the regions and provide technical architectural design and detailing expertise with the goal of significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of both new and existing facilities. This role will undertake critical efforts to significantly reduce the cost of new KP facilities and assist in reducing the operating and maintenance costs of existing KP facilities. This individual will be a key player in investigating opportunities for KP facilities to become energy carbon neutral. As a part of this work, the incumbent will seek creative opportunities for KP to significantly reduce water and energy consumption in both new and existing facilities. The candidate acts as a internal consultant to current hospital and Medical Office Building (MOB) National Facilities Services Capital Project Teams as well as supporting operational initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiencies and reducing operating costs at existing facilities Program-wide.Essential Functions: - Responsible for the architectural activities on projects of diverse complexities. - Manage staffing, budgeting, group professional integrity, & general management activities. - Establish and maintain architectural standards. - Provide technical direction to architects, engineers, technicians, & designers. - Serve as primary contact to regional & service area customers. - Represent department to senior management at NFS & KP. - Maintain contacts with suppliers & project field personnel. - Review bid analyses & make recommendations. - Apply knowledge of industry & regulatory standards, & design criteria pertinent to architectural work. - Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed. - Apply diversified knowledge of architectural principles & a sound knowledge of engineering practices in project work. - Review and approve conceptual designs and direct the development of new methods or techniques incorporating renewable energy & sustainable technology concepts into new generation hospital design & retrofit projects. - Viewed as a content expert in their area of expertise. - Make decisions independently on architectural problems & methods & represent the architectural effort within the projects to which the position is assigned in the resolution of technical questions & the coordination of the architectural work. - Responsible for the management of a department & staff (engineering group) as well as departmental/project budgeting. - Uphold Kaiser Permanente's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws.Qualifications:Basic Qualifications: - The qualified candidate will have a minimum of 15 years experience in the following areas - healthcare, hospital/medical design, building design, construction, architecture, engineering, and operating experience is required. - Bachelor's degree in architecture or related areas is required. - The qualified candidate needs to be a Registered Architect. - NCARB and California Architectural License required. - Prior experience in space planning & design of hospitals & other medical facilities is required. - Prior construction and design industry experience is required. - Prior experience in sustainable design and/or operations at a medical center or medical facility is required. - Prior people management experience is required. Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications is required. - Qualified candidates must have the following skills: Strong analytical, oral and written communication skills. Leadership, coaching and mentoring skills. Team building and managing skills. Excellent analytical skills. Ability to work with a cross functional team and influence multiple stake holders internally and externally in a political environment. Project planning & organization skills. Problem solving skills. Ability to work independently under minimal supervision. - The position is based in Oakland, CA.Preferred Qualifications: - Masters degree in related field is preferred.. - It is preferable that the ideal candidate have 19 plus years experience in related are. - It is preferred, but not required for this candidate to be LEEP AP accredited and to be Evidence Based Design accredited (Evidence Based Design Accreditation and Certification Program-EDAC

Job Title: UI Architect Company: Executive Direction, Inc. Location: San Francisco, CA Description: Executive Direction Currently conducting a search for UI Architect with one our established clients in San Francisco* Innovative approaches to UI design (AJAX, Flex/Actionscript/Flash)* Designing and implementing production websites (HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, etc.)* HCI principles and UI best practices, and incorporating this experience into the concept development process* Building technology at the crossroads of back-end functionality and front-end design* Managing cross-browser compatibility issues* LAMP (PHP, Python, Perl)* Play a key role in the creation of the user interface for our product* Start with ideas, design products and features, architect a technical solution, then build, test, and launch it* Be an integral member of our team and help shape our future* Help build and grow the engineering team as we expand over time

Job Title: Experienced Design/Field Architect Engineers Company: Location: Santa Ana, CA Description: Experienced Design/Field Architect Engineers Job Description Design, supervise and inspect architectural work of prestigious building at major construction projects - Work cooperatively with client, staff, consultants, program manager, project inspectors, prime contractors & subcontractors to facilitate safely and timely completion of the project. Education, Skills and Experience Requirement Must have a Bachelor?s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in architecture or related field required. Extensive years of experience in architectural industry. Must have building design & field experience pertaining to prestigious building construction. Must be PE. Duties and Responsibilities may include the following items and other activities as needed: Prepares designs at the schematic, design development and construction document phases of a project. -Analyzes design and construction issues for solutions and/or incorporation. -Develops technical specifications as required. -Prepares master plans for new building construction. Meets with clients to ascertain needs and develops space list, square foot requirements and preliminary floor plans. -Performs constructability reviews. -Comments on architectural issues, including cost, design and construction technology. -Evaluates building and site conditions. Inspect and supervise architectural and all finishing work. Prepares technical reports of investigations. -Interprets applicable codes for compliance and applies this knowledge to documents prepared and/or reviewed to ascertain compliance with those codes, standards and requirements. -Maintains log of all revisions to standard drawings and specifications, and manages the file containing current specifications and logs of all proposed changes to the standard documents. -Performs value engineering analysis and reviews. -Stamps engineering documents as required. -Directs the work of various employees engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents respective to each discipline. -Provides leadership and supervision to a project team and ensures accomplishment of project objectives. -Assists the estimating department in the development of conceptual and detailed cost projections. -Supports and participates in business development and marketing efforts including the preparation of proposals and presentations for new work. -Ensures workplace health and safety policies and procedures are clearly communicated and understood by direct reports and enforces rules fairly and uniformly. -Proactively manages the training and professional development of direct reports. -Facilitates and ensures the continuous and effective execution of the performance management process for direct reports. -Manages the staffing and compensation of direct reports in accordance with company policies and procedures. -Executes additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. Essential Requirement - Strong Ethics, Be able to work in team & Goal-oriented - Applicants must be business oriented as well as computer literate, especially in Microsoft office where knowledge of industry specific software is a plus. - Should be willing and available to travel/relocate. - Must possess a valid passport. For immediate consideration, please apply below. Plus - Immediate Availability Please submit your resume to: Register to View FTR International Inc. 400 Exchange, Suite 150 Irvine, 92602, CA Benefits FTR is proud to offer competitive salary and benefits packages, including health insurance, 401k and profit sharing plans. We have procured stimulating work place environments, both on our job sites and at our corporate headquarters. About our Company FTR International Inc., founded in 1984 is an Irvine, California based public works general contracting, engineering and Construction Management (CM) firm that has successfully completed numerous large scale public works projects with a total construction cost of over one billion dollars. The company's ascension towards the pinnacle in its field has been exceptional. Our accomplishments were recently recognized by Engineering News Record's (ENR) of California Construction Magazine's 2007 ranking. FTR ranked as one of the top twenty-five general contracting firms in California. FTR International Inc. has successfully completed major projects for over forty-five public agencies. Our projects vary from state-of-the-art science laboratories, health centers, educational institutions, and ultra-modern mass transit stations to complex water reclamations, sewage treatment and electrical power distribution facilities.

Job Title: Architect to Director in Engineering Company: Elevate Recruiting Group Location: Emeryville, CA Description: Year Founded: 2 years ago# of employees: about 7 developers currently, will grow to 10 this year. About 15 employeesLocation: EmeryvilleCurrent Co. revenue/funding: bringing in millions, plan to grow revenue 100%, private with revenue, had a 2+ MM unattributed round of funding just a couple months ago*Position Title: Architect, Director of Engineering with advancement*Minimum Requirements in Years: 1. Content Management Systems experience2. Architect and development experience, can get into the development3. Lead small teams, want to come into a startup operation, fast growing environment and want to take over as CTO. Wants to put in the work and take part ownership4. CMS, high availability, web serving internet operations experience5. PHP environment, front end java smarty code, postgreSQL database*Product Description:We are converting magazines to be digitalProvide a content management solution for the magazines, getting them online*Company Highlights:Work with about 120 magazines, will have 200 by the end of the year We are looking to grow our revenue by 100% this year, as well as likely double the size of our companyWe have a very strong management teamWe are actively interviewing for this position. Please send your resume ASAP to Dirk Zondag Register to View If you would like to refer someone for this position, we offer a $1000.00 referral fee.