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Principal Engineer, Advanced Robot Mechanisms
ICON is looking for a Principal Engineer, Advanced Robot Mechanisms on ICON’s growing team. As the Principal Engineer, Advanced Robot Mechanisms at ICON, you will be responsible for building and managing a team of Mechanical engineers, as well as being accountable as a subject matter expert and an individual contributor while building a team around the skillset. This role is based at ICON’s Austin, TX campus and will report to the Director of Strategic R&D Programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and development of hydraulic systems for dynamic position control including servo valves, piping, cylinders, motors, flow dividers, HPUs, etc.
- Thorough understanding of human safety from a design and standardization standpoint as it relates to large format lifting and rigging operations, and the design of such machinery.
- Work with external fabricators throughout early-stage R&D.
- Build and lead a team of mechanical engineers responsible for designing large format 3d printers, including heavy lift, long reach, and multi-story capabilities.
- Accountable for the structural design and entire lifecycle of a field-ready large format printing product.
- Specify motors, gear sets, hydraulics, power systems, and other mechatronic solutions for structural mobility and motion control.
- Choose the technical direction of the team to satisfy system performance and mobility requirements.
- Report team progress at weekly, quarterly, and yearly cadence to the VP of Strategic R&D.
- Develop FEA models for complex component analysis.
- Produce 2D/3D drawings for R&D.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience designing mechanical crane components.
- 5+ years of experience in structural design.
- Experience managing teams of engineers for on-time product delivery.
- Deep understanding of OSHA standards.
- 5+ years of experience in heavy equipment hydraulics systems design and development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- PE level professional engineer with 8+ years of experience.
- Experience designing heavy lift hydraulic systems.
- Competency in rigging and management of large loads with robotic or semi-robotic equipment.
- Experience in calculating static and dynamic forces for reliable, safe, and accurate system design on human-rated systems.
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?