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Technical Director, Off Planet Programs

ICON · Austin

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In brief

ICON is hiring: Technical Director, Off Planet Programs in Austin.

Duties

  • 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, customers, and government partners to align technical strategy with business objectives.
  • Build, operate, and continuously evolve a state-of-the-art research and operations facility supporting off-planet robotics and construction programs.

Excerpt from the ad

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…

Source: ad by ICON, published on Careers pages (ATS). MakeYouFirst summarises this ad; the advertiser remains responsible for its content.

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