Lead Structures Engineer

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. This is the only way to build at the scale necessary to solve this crisis.

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

As a Lead Structures Engineer , you will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, and assembly of all structural components.

What You'll Do

Own the design of floor, wall, and roof panels, along with all associated connectors and hardware

Own the design, buildout, and commissioning of the panel shop in our new factory

Own all improvements to the panel shop in our current factory

Own the packing, shipping, and rigging methods and hardware for building shell

Own the install methods and associated hardware for building shell onsite assembly

Build and lead a team of engineers, manufacturing specialists, and R&D technicians to design every component and their manufacturing and assembly methods

Collaborate with structural engineers, architects, and designers to make sure every component is code compliant and meets our customers needs

Obtain all necessary certifications and approvals for structural components

Manage supply chain, quality, assembly, and delivery — work with company leadership to hire for these roles in the near future

Establish and track KPIs to understand how our engineering and manufacturing decisions are impacting the quality and cost of our buildings

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in hardware development

Strong technical background in mechanical design, structural analysis, DFMA, and production

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

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills

Extremely experienced with CAD/CAM/PLM, part families, and parametric modeling — experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred

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

Compensation

The overall cash compensation for this position ranges from $160,000 to $200,000. All of our positions also offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust health benefits.