The American Housing Corporation

The American Housing Corporation

Director, Mechanical Engineering

Austin · Director

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$250kDetected 103 days ago
FEAStructural AnalysisMechanical DesignHardware DesignLeadershipProblem Solving

About the role

  • The American Dream is built, not inherited.
  • We're hiring the best engineers, designers, and builders to solve the hardest problem in America.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design of both structural and non-structural build system components
  • Build and lead engineering team in charge of build component design
  • Obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and approvals for build system components
  • Create engineering drawings and work instructions for build system component manufacturing and assembly
  • Design and implement production equipment, processes, and tooling
  • This is the only way to build at the scale necessary to solve this crisis.
  • As Director of Mechanical Engineering, you will play a key role in the design and manufacturing of our build system - a proprietary kit-of-parts for building high-quality multifamily housing.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in hardware development
  • Experience with CAD and FEA software packages
  • Proven experience delivering large complex hardware products from low-rate prototypes to full-rate production
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Strong technical background in mechanical design, structural analysis, DFMA, and production
  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills

Nice to have

  • Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred, not required

Compensation

  • The overall cash compensation for this position ranges from $180,000 to $250,000.
  • All of our positions also offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Company info

  • The American Housing Corporation is on a mission to solve the America's housing crisis through all-out production.
  • We believe that America's affordability crisis is fundamentally a production crisis, and that solving it requires a vertically integrated development approach: We buy land, and manufacture, install, and sell our homes directly to customers.

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