Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer II, Off-Planet Systems

Number of employees

380

Austin, Texas, United States, United States

Posted on: 2025-07-01

Category: housing

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

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About the company:

ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of homebuilding on Earth and beyond. www.iconbuild.com / follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ICON3DTech

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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As part of our compliance with these obligations, the Company invites you to voluntarily self-identify as set forth below. Provision of such information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your employment or subject you to any adverse treatment. Any and all information provided will be considered confidential, will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file, and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement purposes.

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