Director, Principal Structural Engineer

ICON is building the future of human shelter using large-scale additive construction technology to deliver homes and structures that are more resilient, more sustainable, and more attainable than anything conventional construction can produce. Our work spans single-family housing to large-scale federal facilities, and our projects are redefining what's structurally possible when design, engineering, and technology are developed as a unified system.

ICON is looking for a Director of Structural Engineering to lead and own the structural delivery of ICON's design-build projects. This is a senior engineering leadership role where you will serve as Engineer of Record for internal project delivery and engage with external engineering professionals in a design-assist capacity. The role sits at the intersection of structural practice, computational design, and a construction technology that doesn't have decades of precedent to fall back on.

This role will report to the Senior Director Design Delivery at our Austin, TX office.

• Own ICON's structural engineering function — its standards, tools, methods, and delivery quality across the project portfolio.
• Build, lead, and develop the structural engineering team; own hiring, performance, and career growth.
• Set and steward structural design standards, details, and review processes; drive their adoption across design-build teams.
• Own the structural engineering budget and resourcing; forecast capacity against the project pipeline and resolve bottlenecks before they hit schedule.
• Contribute to engineering-wide strategy and policy alongside senior leadership; represent structures in portfolio and roadmap decisions.

• Serve as Engineer of Record across ICON's design-build project portfolio, taking full structural responsibility from design through construction completion.
• Lead structural calculations and documentation for complete building and wall systems, coordinating across ICON's architecture, materials science, print path, and construction teams.
• Evaluate ICON's structural building systems for compliance with applicable building codes, standards, and performance criteria — including systems with no direct code precedent.
• Provide senior-level guidance on foundation system design across varied site and soil conditions.

• Act as the primary structural voice in cross-disciplinary design-build teams, coordinating with architects, MEP consultants, Construction Architects, Print Path Technologists, and Project Managers to keep projects moving without sacrificing structural integrity.
• Maintain project delivery schedules in collaboration with the broader design-build team, identifying and resolving structural bottlenecks early.
• Propose structural designs optimized for both performance and cost, leveraging state-of-the-art computational tools to explore solutions that conventional structural practice wouldn't consider.

• Lead and develop a small team of structural engineers executing project delivery.
• Review structural drawings from third-party consultants for conformance with ICON standards, cost efficiency, and constructability using ICON's technology.
• Review shop drawings and submittals from contractors for conformance with ICON's structural standards and details.

• Conduct field inspections, site observations, and structural testing in support of new project construction.
• Participate in test preparation and execution with project team members and external partners.
• Travel to project sites as required (typically 1–2 overnight trips per assignment).

• 9+ years of structural engineering experience, with meaningful…