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Engineering Fellow, Off-Planet Systems
ICON is looking to add a Engineering Fellow to join our Off-planet Systems team. The ideal candidate will drive the conception of and execution of the development of technologies that enable Lunar & Martian Civilization. This role will report to our Director of Off-Planet Systems and will be based at our Austin, TX campus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with the ground demonstration of our novel lunar construction system.
- Contribute first-principles strategy to our technology roadmap
- Assist with proposal writing & business development
- Deep dive on evolutionary system definition & requirements.
- Design mechanisms for new flight systems and GSE
- Stand up career advancement and mentorship pipelines within the off-planet group.
- Assist with AS9100 certification.
- Contextualize technology development efforts within the backdrop of making our species multi-planetary.
- Leverage experience to elevate the group’s engineering practice broadly
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Experience reviewing engineering drawings.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate across multiple disciplines with internal and external customers.
- Computer proficiency
- Skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- M.S. or PhD
- Experience in CAD
- Experience various simulation software
- Past design experience in extreme thermal environments
- Past design experience in dust-tolerant design
- Familiarity with serial robotic arm operations and design constraints.
- Experience in formal systems engineering: requirements development, implementation, verification, system integration, qualification, and release.
- Experience in spacecraft systems design and qualifying hardware for spaceflight.
- Demonstrated experience with a full spacecraft mission life cycle, from conceptual design to spaceflight hardware delivery and operation.
- Experience coordinating and executing spacecraft or robotic systems tests in relevant space environments.
Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Solving one of the most challenging problems humanity faces requires a level of diversity across disciplines. ICON believes that by being a non-homogenous organization, we can capture unique perspectives, educational backgrounds, and ideation. We strive to be inclusive and seek team members who share our passion for the mission within the mission: building robust and diverse teams to help us prevail in the face of our challenges.
We‘re a team of varied backgrounds, countries, and experiences, and we believe our differences make us stronger as we tackle some of the most challenging problems of our time.
MISSION-DRIVEN
Every startup wants to change the world, but we genuinely believe we’re not being hyperbolic when we say this technology has the potential to reinvent human shelter, dramatically improving quality and resiliency while driving down costs to make housing affordable for everyone. We believe in harnessing the power of construction technology for the good of all humanity, both here on Earth and off-world. And while we get excited about R&D accomplishments in the lab, we get more excited when we see our work out in the real world, printing real homes for real people.
We work hard because we know what we are doing can reshape the way we live as a species. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s super fun. Where else do you get to play with giant robots and see the results of your work manifest in beautiful full-scale buildings that didn’t exist before—and that someone can now call home?