# Technical Director, Off Planet Programs

As the Director, Off-Planet Programs you will own and lead ICON’s off-planet robotics, construction, and materials initiatives across hardware, electrical, software, material science, R&D, and operations. This is a highly strategic and execution-driven leadership role, partnering closely with program management, executive leadership, and external stakeholders to scale ICON’s space robotics and extraterrestrial construction capabilities. You will shape the long-term technical vision, infrastructure, and execution strategy for ICON’s off-planet programs-driving innovation, operational excellence, and sustained market leadership in autonomous construction beyond Earth. This is a full-time position based on-site on ICON's Austin, TX HQ Campus. RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the extreme owner of ICON’s off-planet systems and space robotics outputs across engineering, R&D, material science, and operations. Lead and scale multidisciplinary teams spanning robotics, autonomous systems, material science, and construction technologies. Partner closely with program management to execute complex, high-risk, multi-disciplinary initiatives. Interface with executive leadership, internal stakeholders

- **Id**: 3900159
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/icon-technical-director-off-planet-programs>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T20:07:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T06:33:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5780
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: 3D Printers & Additive Manufacturing, Construction

## Company

- **Id**: 176536
- **Name**: ICON
- **Domain**: iconbuild.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/icon-4>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 41
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.195
- **Repost share**: 0.024
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 76
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T00:28:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 76
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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