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Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer II, Off-Planet Systems

ICON is looking for a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to join our Off-Planet Systems team.  As an Opto-Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, fabrication, validation and operations of various bespoke hardware and procedures in support of advancing ICON’s off-planet construction processes. This role will be based at ICON’s Austin, TX laboratory, and will report to the Senior Director of Off-Planet Systems.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Collaborate with group leaders to establish requirements for GSE and flight hardware. 
  • Develop systems and practices to enable process improvements. 
  • Calibrate and maintain optical instrumentation including cameras, mirrors, and lasers. 
  • Design fixtures for various components and systems. 
  • Conduct vacuum and thermal vacuum testing of components and systems. 
  • Develop interface control documents and standard operating procedures for various sub-components of ICON’s GSE and flight hardware systems. 

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

  • B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. 
  • 10+ years of recent experience in aerospace or an equivalent industrial laboratory.
  • Strong understanding of optical principles, opto-mechanical design, and space environmental considerations. 
  • Proficiency with CAD software. 
  • Knowledge of space mission requirements. 
  • Experience working with space agencies, contractors, or related industries is highly valued.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

  • M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. 
  • Experience in high vacuum applications. 
  • Experience in extreme temperature applications, including liquid nitrogen handling. 
  • Experience in precision optics projects. 
  • Experience specifying optical coatings. 
  • Experience developing rapidly iterative test fixturing including software/firmware. 
  • Thermal analysis skills.
  • Experience in formal systems engineering: requirements development, implementation verification, system integration, qualification and release.
  • Experience in spacecraft systems design.
  • Experience in Solidworks.

 

 
ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment. Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications. It is our policy to administer all personnel actions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Consistent with the obligations of these laws, ICON will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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?