ADL IC Computation Design/BIM/VDC Specialist New York, NY · Full time Company website

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ADL’s purpose is to accelerate innovation in the built environment for government and industry through strategic advisory, technology commercialization, and industrialized construction expertise

Location: NYC/Washington DC, USA

What you’ll do

• Develop and maintain digital IC product models as a governed library of reusable BIM components, parametric assemblies, and configurable systems.
• Define component geometry, interfaces, connection logic, allowable configurations, and type/instance parameters required for reliable reuse across projects.
• Establish and maintain component data structures, including unique identifiers, classifications, shared parameters, materials, performance attributes, and manufacturing/installation data. 
• Build and manage reference and ‘federated’ models to validate component compatibility and architectural, structural, MEP, and system interfaces.
• Translate DfMA, manufacturing, logistics, and assembly requirements into digital design/model constraints, including tolerances, connections, transport envelopes, lifting/access requirements, and installation sequencing.
• Manage changes across disciplines so teams work with aligned, current information.
• Support development of BIM/VDC standards and protocols for model authoring, naming, coordinates, information exchange, interoperability, version control, model QA/QC, and common data environments.
• Help connect BIM and product data with downstream estimating, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and construction workflows.
• Prototype new digital tools and workflows that improve how IC systems are designed, configured, manufactured, and deployed.

What you’ll bring

• Strong hands-on experience developing and managing BIM content libraries, parametric modeling, and computation design in assemblies/architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or a related field..
• Deep understanding of object-based BIM data, including parameters, property sets, classifications, unique identifiers, LOD/LOI, and model information requirements. 
• Familiarity translating modular, prefabricated, DfMA, or manufacturing requirements into digital component and assembly logic.
• Proficiency in relevant BIM authoring and coordination tools, such as Revit, Forma, Rhino/Grasshopper, Dynamo/Python, and Blender  including experience with APIs and AI design approaches.
• Working knowledge of BIM interoperability and structured data standards, including IFC/OpenBIM and standardized information exchanges.
• Experience establishing BIM execution standards, model QA/QC, configuration control, and multidisciplinary coordination workflows (e.g., clash detection). 
• Ability to develop scripts, automations, or lightweight software tools – not simply operate commercial BIM software.
• A practical and innovative mindset.

Strong candidates may also have experience with:

• Generative or rule-based design and automation configuration.
• Revit & Forma API, RhinoCommon, Grasshopper plug-in development, or Dynamo package development.
• Digital fabrication experiences with automated tools like CNC or other automated fabrication tools.
• Database, APIs, JSON/XML, Git, or other software development and data management tools.
• Tekla, Navisworks, Solibri, Catia/3DExperience Catia, Catia xGenerative Design/Visual Scripting, Enovia, Delmia,  Forma, Speckle.