Lead Mechanical EngineerThe American Housing Corporation is on a mission to solve 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.What You'll DoOwn the design of floor, wall, and roof panels, along with all associated connectors and hardwareOwn the design, buildout, and commissioning of the panel shop in our new factoryOwn all improvements to the panel shop in our current factoryOwn the packing, shipping, and rigging methods and hardware for building shellOwn the install methods and associated hardware for building shell onsite assemblyBuild and lead a team of engineers, manufacturing specialists, and R&D technicians to design every component and their manufacturing and assembly methodsCollaborate with structural engineers, architects, and designers to make sure every component is code compliant and meets our customers needsObtain all necessary certifications and approvals for structural componentsManage supply chain, quality, assembly, and delivery — work with company leadership to hire for these roles in the near futureEstablish and track KPIs to understand how our engineering and manufacturing decisions are impacting the quality and cost of our buildingsQualifications6+ years of experience in hardware developmentStrong technical background in mechanical design, structural analysis, DFMA, and productionProven experience delivering large complex hardware products from low-rate prototypes to full-rate productionAbility to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentExcellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skillsExtremely experienced with CAD/CAM/PLM, part families, and parametric modeling — experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferredBachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred, not required