Director, Robotic Autonomy

ICON is looking for a Director of Mobile Robotic Autonomy. This role is based at ICON’s Austin, TX campus and will report to the VP of Strategic R&D on ICON’s Technology team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build a team of engineers to build robotic systems capable of revolutionizing the way homes and cities are built.
• Build and manage a team of software engineers, as well as being accountable as a subject matter expert and an individual contributor while building a team around the skillset.
• Lead ICON’s mobile autonomous robotic software efforts for terrestrial construction-- a vision of neighborhoods and cities built by robots and drones.
• Choose the technical direction of the team to satisfy internal stakeholder requirements.
• Report team progress at weekly, quarterly, and yearly cadence to the VP of Strategic R&D.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in mechanical, electrical, or mechatronic engineering (or similar) with 6+ years of industry experience.

• 4+ years of industry experience with the programming and control systems required to develop and operate mobile systems for robotic delivery including autonomous perception, navigation, and control, in real-world commercially viable environments.

• Must be able to design robotic control systems capable of overcoming obstacles encountered on job sites, and adapt to non-structured environments similar to the challenges posed to self-driving autonomous vehicles.
• Industrial robotics and experience with additive and subtractive technologies are required, however the role requires task-based servicing of job-site automations that are unstructured and multidisciplinary in nature.
• An understanding of robotic actuation (motors + geartrains), control systems, and robotic electrical systems.
• Experience using ROS (Robot Operating System) or similar frameworks for robotic perception, navigation, control, and actuation of real world, commercially viable robotic systems.
• Experience managing teams of engineers for on-time product delivery.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Masters degree in computer science, or related field. 

• 6+ years of industry experience.

• Substantial experience in robotic system design within the following: mining, industrial, military, exploration, or another closely related field, in production environments built for scale.