What you'll do

• Reviewing designs - Review incoming partner design packages against the MicroFactory production specification. Identify details that fall outside what the system can deliver today, and work with the team and our tools to resolve them before they reach production.
• Pre-production preparation - Using our tools and processes, you’ll take incoming designs through to production-ready panel data - generating panel models, delivering drawings and panel schedules, performing QA checks. You'll be trained on MasterBuilder, our proprietary design-to-production software - prior exposure isn't expected, but strong Revit/BIM fundamentals and a fast learning curve are. You will apply the specification with precision and a laser-focused attention to detail and take ownership of the accuracy of what is released for production.
• Delivery support - Work alongside our Delivery Lead on production preparation, sequencing, and panel pack coordination. Build enough familiarity with the delivery function to provide cover and resilience as we grow.
• Standards and industry knowledge - Bring real familiarity with how timber frame delivery works on the ground - partner expectations, compliance requirements, and the constraints that shape what's achievable.

Who this is for

You've worked in timber frame panel design, production engineering, or DfMA, whether at a panel manufacturer, panelised homebuilder, specialist contractor, or in a factory-adjacent offsite/MMC environment designing panels or modules. You know the difference between a detail that looks right on a drawing and one that works in the factory and on site, because you've seen the gap between the two cause real problems downstream.

You read architectural and structural drawings, Revit models, and bills of material critically, not just accurately. You notice what's missing, what's ambiguous, and what will cause an issue three steps later. You're comfortable working across different regional codes and conventions (UK, US, EU) without losing rigour, and you understand what genuinely changes between them versus what's just different terminology for the same requirement.

You're methodical enough that your work doesn't need checking before it leaves your desk, and you're uncomfortable letting something through that isn't right, even under time pressure. You can flag a problem clearly, explain why it matters, and suggest a way through it, both to your team and to a partner.

This role suits someone who wants ownership of a production spec, not just a seat inside a design process. You'll be trusted with real accountability early.

You must have:

• 3+ years in timber frame design, production engineering, or DfMA (5+ ideally)
• Strong understanding of timber frame construction: structural behaviour, panel composition, connection details, tolerances
• Ability to read and critically assess architectural and structural drawings, Revit models, and bills of material
• Experience in Revit or a BIM environment

Bonus:

• Familiarity with NHBC, STA Assure, or equivalent quality and compliance frameworks
• Experience with hsbCAD or similar framing tools
• Panel or module design experience in a factory-adjacent or offsite/MMC context
• Exposure to more than one regional code base (UK, US, EU)

What We Offer

• £35–50k salary
• Sizeable share options so we all grow together
• 28 bookable days + bank holidays + seasonal office closure
• Health and dental insurance via Bupa
• Pension via Smart Pensions
• An 11,000 sq ft R&D and demonstration facility in E17, where you work alongside the machines you're helping to sell
• High autonomy, high accountability, and a team that takes the mission seriously

Our Values

#ownyourmission - we take responsibility and execute with focus and urgency.

#forpeopleandplanet - we strive to do the best for people and planet.

#buildtogether - we succeed through deep collaboration with our team, partners, and customers.

#gooddesign - we centre good design in everything we do, holistically.

#beboldberadical - we think creatively; we are ambitious, bold, and radical.

Application Process

• Initial Application
• Hiring Manager Call (45 min) - with Oscar Walheim, Architecture/Design & Delivery Lead
• Case-Based Working Session + Values (60-90 min) - qualifying a real partner opportunity
• Final Founder Interview (30 min)

This is a London role, 3+ days a week in our E17 office. You'll need the right to work in the UK. We can sponsor visas if you're a standout candidate. If this is a fit, tell us, we'd rather hear from you than not.

We're proud that 50% of our technical team and 50% of our leadership are women. We believe great work comes from diverse perspectives, and we hire on potential as much as experience. If part of this role speaks to you, apply. Let's make housing better, together.

We are committed to creating an equitable, inclusive and diverse workplace. If you feel there is any area we could improve, please let us know at info@auar.io.