Principal Architect, Modular Construction Innovation

🌍 Senior Architect – Modular Construction & DFMA Systems

Location : Chennai / Hybrid (IIT Madras Research Park)

Company : [Your Company Name – e.G., Modulus Housing]

Type : Full-time | Core Team Hire

🧱 About Us : Building Beyond Bricks

At Modulus Housing , we’re on a mission to empower individuals and enrich communities through transformative modular construction technology . We’re not just building structures — we’re engineering human-centric spaces that inspire creativity, promote sustainability, and redefine how people build and live.

Our Modular Building Technology (MBT) combines the precision of factory manufacturing with intuitive on-site assembly to create buildings that are fast, safe, scalable, and sustainable .

Join us in building the future, block by block .

🧩 The Role : Senior Architect – Modular Design & DFMA

We’re looking for a Senior Architect to lead the design and development of modular building systems that combine Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles with architectural innovation. You’ll translate client aspirations into modular, scalable designs that drive efficiency, aesthetics, and user delight.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams — from R&D and manufacturing to EPC execution — ensuring designs are practical, manufacturable, and ready for rapid deployment.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Client-Centric Design
• Engage with clients to understand functional, aesthetic, and contextual needs.
• Translate requirements into modular architectural solutions aligned with DFMA and company MBT principles.
• Create scalable and adaptable design frameworks that meet diverse user needs.
• Systemized Design Development
• Formulate architectural design strategies that balance creativity with engineering logic.
• Lead concept-to-proposal design development for EPC submissions.
• Ensure all designs are modular, repeatable, and compliant with manufacturing capabilities.
• DFMA & Constructability Leadership
• Integrate Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles to ensure factory precision and on-site efficiency.
• Apply Poka Yoke (error-proofing) strategies in design documentation and detailing to minimise construction errors.
• Drive standardisation and optimisation for scalability without compromising design integrity.
• Shop Drawing & Documentation Excellence
• Lead production of detailed shop drawings , modular layouts, and fabrication-ready documents.
• Collaborate with the engineering and site teams to ensure smooth execution and installation.
• Innovation & Collaboration
• Partner with R&D on new modular typologies, materials, and sustainable design strategies.
• Participate in prototyping and testing to validate and evolve design systems

🧠 What You Bring

💡 Our Core Values

🔑 Ownership : Nothing is someone else’s problem.

🎯 MBT Focus : We build fast, safe, intuitive, and impactful modular technologies — everything else is secondary.

🔥 Intensity : We work hard, move fast, and stay scrappy.

💥 Scale : When in doubt, scale it up — in ambition, impact, and thinking.

💖 Love What You Build : Our products must transform lives.

🔥 Team Spirit : Collaboration is our competitive edge.

🚀 Why Join Us