Staff Structural Engineer, Building Product Development

ICON•Austin, TX

About The Position

ICON is seeking a Staff Structural Engineer to lead structural engineering as a product development discipline. The role translates structural expertise into requirements, rulesets, tools, calculations, and technical resources that make ICON’s building products and systems designable, verifiable, and executable at scale. It serves as the primary structural product development authority for ICON’s Building Products and Systems, supporting internal divisions, customers, technology product teams, external partners, and consultant teams. The engineer develops and maintains structural requirements, design standards, calculations, workflows, and technical documentation as ICON’s systems and product portfolio expand across markets, building uses, and climate zones. The role supports code alignment and product testing, handles complex structural questions and escalations, and works with Building Regulatory Affairs on code compliance pathways. It also defines structural requirements and provides subject-matter expertise for BuildOS software products and workflows. The position identifies and resolves gaps in structural product systems, manages assigned initiatives and risks, and turns field experience, customer-support input, and project outcomes into product-development requirements. It reviews technical content and design guidance, collaborates with ICON’s divisions and consultant teams, and periodically visits field installations and partner locations to observe performance and validate design assumptions. The role may represent ICON in technical discussions with customers, regulatory bodies, and industry partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 12 years of structural engineering experience, or at least 8 years with a master’s degree.
Demonstrated experience working across multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
Strong command of ACI, ASCE, and TMS design codes and their application across building types and jurisdictions.
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.
Proficiency with industry-standard structural engineering tools, including CSI Suite (ETABS and SAP2000), MathCAD, Excel-based engineering calculation workflows, and Revit for structural documentation and coordination.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
Experience with productized building systems and/or non-traditional construction methods such as modular, prefabricated, or 3D-printed construction.
Exposure to software-enabled design workflows and/or engineering-logic automation in a product-development context.
Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements in a design-build or AEC technology environment.
Background in computational design, numerical methods, or structural programming.
Familiarity with sustainability aspects of structural material systems, including embodied carbon and life-cycle assessment.

Responsibilities

Serve as ICON’s primary structural engineering subject-matter expert for Building Products and Systems, providing technical input and direction to technology product teams, divisions, and external partners.
Develop, maintain, and evolve structural engineering requirements, design standards, and calculations as product configurations and markets expand.
Address complex structural questions from cross-functional teams, escalated customer engagements, and development partners.
Maintain alignment with applicable structural building codes and design standards, including ACI, ASCE, and TMS, and define appropriate product and code-compliance testing scope.
Serve as the primary structural technical escalation point for Building Products and Systems, resolving questions and out-of-spec conditions beyond customer support teams’ independent capacity.
Interface with the Building Regulatory Affairs team on code-compliance pathways.
Translate structural expertise into scalable rulesets, design workflows, and structured technical documentation for consistent customer use across projects and geographies.
Define structural engineering requirements, provide technical input for BuildOS products, and review their implementation in software product-development workflows.
Identify structural product-system gaps, document findings, propose solutions, and drive resolution across relevant teams.
Maintain a structured workplan for assigned initiatives using Jira and related project-management tools, and proactively surface risks, dependencies, and schedule pressures to BACS leadership.
Maintain structured intake from customer support regarding field conditions, SEOR-identified edge cases, and project outcomes; translate recurring patterns into product requirements.
Review and support technical content and structural design guidance, including standard details, design requirements, and application frameworks.
Provide deep structural technical support to consultant teams working with ICON divisions on research and development projects.
Collaborate with ICON divisions to incorporate feedback and ensure field experience and lessons learned inform structural product development and integration.
Represent ICON’s structural engineering capabilities in internal technical forums and external conversations with customers, regulatory bodies, and industry partners as needed.
Periodically visit field installations and partner locations to observe installation performance, identify product-development inputs, and validate design assumptions against real-world conditions.