Luxury Residential Interior Design Studio | Mountain View, CA
Full-Time | In-Office (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM)
Spectrum Interior Design is seeking an exceptional Technical Interior Design Lead to direct and elevate the technical execution of our luxury custom residential estate projects.
This is a senior leadership role for a designer who brings both technical mastery and thoughtful people leadership. You are responsible for translating design vision into highly resolved, buildable documentation while mentoring and strengthening the design team that brings that vision to life.
You will play a central role in shaping studio standards, technical excellence, and execution across architecture, landscape, interior architecture, interior design, and custom fabrication. This position offers the opportunity to lead with clarity, precision, and care within a collaborative, detail-driven studio.
The Role:
As Technical Design Lead, you serve as the studio’s authority on technical design resolution and documentation. You guide how ideas become drawings, how drawings become construction, and how the team consistently delivers exceptional work.
You lead the technical design team by setting standards, reviewing work, and ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency across all project documentation. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys teaching by example, guiding others, and building a high-performing team grounded in shared standards.
Responsibilities:
• Lead technical detailing for complex luxury residential estates from concept through construction
• Direct technical resolution across architecture, interiors, landscape, and custom fabrication
• Translate creative direction into deeply resolved, buildable solutions
• Produce and oversee expert-level AutoCAD drawing sets, including plans, sections, elevations, and details
• Develop complex construction details for custom millwork, cabinetry, stairs, ceilings, wall systems, stone, metalwork, and specialty finishes
• Coordinate documentation with architects, consultants, builders, and fabricators
• Review and refine team drawings with a discerning, supportive eye
• Mentor designers at varying experience levels and foster a collaborative studio culture
• Anticipate construction challenges and support construction administration, site visits, and shop drawing reviews
• Establish and refine studio-wide technical standards, workflows, and detailing conventions
Qualifications:
• Degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in high-end luxury residential design or architecture
• Expert-level AutoCAD proficiency
• Proven experience leading technical design and documentation for estate-level projects
• Strong understanding of construction methods and fabrication
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
Portfolio & Skills Assessment:
Applicants must submit a portfolio that clearly demonstrates advanced technical design leadership within luxury residential work. Portfolios should include detailed drawing sets, complex custom details, and examples of executed projects.
Final candidates will be invited to complete:
• An AutoCAD technical detailing assessment
• A design logic and hand-sketching exercise to demonstrate spatial reasoning, clarity of thought, and technical fluency
These exercises reflect the real-world rigor and complexity of the work performed in this role.
Who We Are & What We Stand For
At Spectrum Interior Design, we design for the extraordinary. Our clients are global leaders with the highest of standards, hiring us to design to the fullest of our imagination. We operate with clarity, creativity, and composure, delivering every project with the highest degree of discretion, execution, and service.
