ICON
Staff Structural Engineer, Building Product Development
Austin, Texas, United States · Staff+ · Contract
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About the role
- Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications.
- Consistent with the obligations of these laws, ICON will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit candidates through this application.
Responsibilities
- Serve as ICON's primary structural engineering subject matter expert for its Building Products and Systems, providing senior-level technical input and direction to ICON's Technology product teams, Divisions, external partners.
- Develop, maintain, and evolve structural engineering requirements, design standards, and calculations as ICON's structural system configurations and product portfolio expand into new market types, building uses, and climate zones.
- Act as a structural technical resource for complex structural questions from cross-functional teams, escalated customer engagements, and development partners working with ICON systems.
- Ensure structural engineering product development work maintains alignment with applicable structural building codes and design standards (ACI, ASCE, TMS etc.), and appropriate product testing for code compliance and product requirements testing are sufficiently scoped and defined.
- Serve as the primary structural technical escalation point for ICON's Building Products & Systems - resolving structural questions and out-of-spec conditions that exceed the independent resolution capacity of ICON's customer support teams.
- Interface with the Building Regulatory Affairs team on code compliance pathways.
- Identify gaps in ICON's structural product systems and develop frameworks to close them - documenting findings, proposing solutions, and driving resolution across the relevant cross-functional teams.
- Maintain a current, structured workplan for all assigned structural product development initiatives using Jira and related project management tools
- Maintain a structured intake from ICON's customer support teams for field-surfaced structural conditions, SEOR-identified edge cases, and applied project outcomes - translating recurring patterns into product development requirements and closing the gap between applied experience and the validated product system.
- Maintain a current, structured workplan for all assigned structural product development initiatives using Jira and related project management tools; proactively surface structural risks, dependencies, and timeline pressures to BACS leadership before they become blockers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related discipline
- 12 or more years of structural engineering experience
- 8 or more years with a Master's degree
- Proven ability to translate complex structural engineering concepts into clear documentation, technical guidance, and product requirements
- Track record of managing multiple workstreams and driving technical initiatives to completion without close supervision
- Experience with productized building systems and/or non-traditional construction methods (modular, prefabricated, 3D-printed, or similar)
Skills
- Graduate degree in Structural Engineering or related discipline
- Familiarity with sustainability aspects of structural material systems, including embodied carbon and life cycle assessment
Company info
- As part of our compliance with these obligations, the Company invites you to voluntarily self-identify as set forth below.
- Own the translation of structural engineering expertise into scalable rulesets, design workflows, and structured technical documentation that enable ICON's structural systems to be replicated consistently by customers across a range of projects, and market geographies.
- Review and support the development of technical content and structural design guidance - including standard details, design requirements, and application frameworks - for customers and customer teams working with ICON systems.
- Represent ICON's structural engineering capabilities in internal technical forums and external conversations with customers, regulatory bodies, and industry partners as needed.
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