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As the Mechanical Engineer for Off-Planet Robotics, you will be responsible for the development of conceptual and detailed designs of spacecraft and planetary systems, conducting trade studies and ideation exercises, participating in our design review and systems engineering processes, and ultimately fly the hardware you have designed. This role is based locally in ICON’s Austin, TX laboratories, and will report to the Senior Director of Off-Planet Systems.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nContribute in the development of a robotic platform for construction applications, focusing on motion platforms and dynamic fluid systems.\n\nDesign and create prototypes using in-house and external fabrication\n\nSpecify robotic servo-driven actuators using industry standards for aerospace applications, including mobile (rover-based) robotics, and large format, long reach robotic actuators.\n\nRun FEA and CFD analysis to provide safe and reliable engineered solutions for use in space.\n\nProvide hands-on, troubleshooting, and build support as well designing, implementing, and integrating solutions in a fast-paced environment with a quick AGILE development cycle.\n\nCreate design solutions utilizing engineering methods with good documentation processes\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to procure, fabricate, test, and ultimately fly the hardware you have designed.\n\nPerform a wide range of tasks on a daily basis (e.g. Transition from office work to field work at a moment’s notice)\n\nEstablish individual and team goals consistent with overall company OKRs\n\nMentor engineers in their career development\n\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nB.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.\n\n8+ years of recent experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.\n\nStrong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D modeling tools.\n\nAbility to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nM.S. or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.\n\nStrong thermal analysis skills.\n\nPast design experience in extreme thermal environments.\n\nFamiliarity with serial robotic arm operations and design constraints.\n\nExperience in aerospace actuation design.\n\nExperience in formal systems engineering: requirements development, implementation, verification, system integration, qualification and release.\n\nExperience in spacecraft systems design.\n\nExperience in Solidworks.\n\nExperience in structural FEA and CFD using ANSYS, or similar tools.\n\nPHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:\nWork performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, noise, and outdoor conditions.\n\nPhysical effort may be required for the handling of supplies or materials (up to 50 lbs unassisted).\n\nICON 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.\nFurthermore, 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).\nHeadhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit candidates through this application. ICON does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency submissions for candidates and will not pay fees to any third-party agency without a prior agreement with ICON.\nAs 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.\nInternet Applicant Employment Notices","description_format":"text","description_chars":5058,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["3D Printers & Additive Manufacturing","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-05T11:32:21Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":76,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/icon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/icon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T12:12:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28367,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":176536},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=176536"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ficon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ficon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ficon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/icon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ficon-sr-mechanical-engineer-i-off-planet-systems"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3801201}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"iconbuild.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3801201},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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