Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$140k/yr
Who we are: Aro Homes is a thriving, purpose-driven company on a mission to redefine residential construction. Aro Homes was founded to create well designed, precision engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and du…
Skills: Structural Engineering, Light-framed Wood Systems, Architectural Steel Design, Foundation Design, Revit
Sacramento, California, United States · On-site
$125k–$150k/yr
Who we are: Aro Homes is a thriving, purpose-driven company on a mission to redefine residential construction. Aro Homes was founded to create well designed, precision engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and du…
Skills: Safety Strategy, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Reduction, Incident Prevention, Root Cause Analysis
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The Structural Engineer is responsible for designing foundations, creating construction documents, and addressing RFIs for residential projects. They will also develop structural engineering tools and processes to scale the home product line.
Candidates must be a Licensed Civil PE in California with at least 8 years of experience in light-framed wood and architectural steel. Proficiency in BIM systems like Revit and experience creating engineering processes are required.
Aro Homes is a thriving, purpose-driven company on a mission to redefine residential construction. Aro Homes was founded to create well designed, precision engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and durable, while being built multiple times faster and having a positive impact on the environment.
We are a diverse and experienced group of passionate and curious designers, builders, engineers, product developers, and businesspeople who are passionate about and committed to delivering on our mission. We’ve demonstrated there is a massive opportunity to reduce waste and improve sustainability while building homes in a fraction of the time it takes traditionally. We utilize a repeatable, multi-disciplinary, and product-driven approach which is unique in the industry. We are funded by world-class investors who care about transforming industries for the better, including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. If you share the desire to leave a lasting positive impact on the world and to join a strong culture of intelligent, passionate people, then let’s start a conversation.
We are looking for an experienced structural engineer to join our integrated architecture and engineering team. As a Structural Engineer, your responsibilities will include designing foundations, creating permit and construction documents, and addressing manufacturing and field RFIs for each home. With the opportunity to manage up to 10 projects concurrently, you will contribute to scaling our processes efficiently. You will also play a crucial role in expanding our home product line, which will include designing various components of our home including light-frame wood modules and architectural steel elements.
This is a hybrid role working with our remote design team. You may work from our manufacturing facility in Sacramento, our company office in Mountain View, or from home. You must be able to make frequent visits to our project sites in the Bay Area (currently Mountain View, Menlo Park, and San Jose) and occasional visits to our Sacramento manufacturing facility.
Develop a deep understanding of all aspects of the product, including design for manufacturing, transportation, and assembly.
Design and document project-specific structural elements, including foundations, for each home project.
Coordinate with architects and engineers to deliver fully coordinated, constructable designs.
Perform site observation, review submittals, and respond to manufacturing and construction RFIs.
Create structural engineering tools, systems, and processes to expedite the design and documentation process.
Build strong, collaborative relationships with Field, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Design teams.
You have strong technical expertise and can use experience to creatively solve unconventional engineering challenges.
You are highly detailed and can visualize how all the pieces of a building go together.
You are a team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves and help others to meet the team’s goals.
You have the ability to work cross-functionally with teams such as engineering, design, manufacturing and site operations to successfully manage projects from strategy through to execution.
You have a passion for continuous improvement and want to make buildings better for the people who build them and use them.
Licensed Civil PE in California
Minimum of 8 years of experience in designing light-framed wood systems, architectural steel components such as stairs and canopies, and foundations.
Ability to apply your expertise in novel ways, exploring new approaches and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
Experience with BIM systems such as Revit.
Experience creating tools and processes for an engineering group.
Opportunity to join an outstanding start-up team and grow a purpose –driven company from the ground up
Competitive salary package
Medical/dental/vision benefits
Equity in the company
At Aro Homes, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.
Relentlessly focused on engineering and building highly sustainable and livable homes.
Aro Homes is a new company on a mission to redefine residential construction by building better, more sustainable homes faster and more efficiently. We believe that home construction should be better for the planet and deliver better homes for the people who live in them. When we look at the massive US residential construction industry, we see tremendous opportunities for fundamental improvement around end-product quality, speed, waste, cost, environmental impact and more. We are a team of passionate, capable experts across Engineering, Construction, Design, Product Management, and Manufacturing who believe the time has come to improve this industry so it’s better for people and the planet. We are funded by world class investors who care about transforming industries for the better, including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. If you care deeply about doing something good in the world, working with smart, passionate people and tackling hard problems, then you should talk with us.
Offices: Bay Area, CA, US
Relentlessly focused on engineering and building highly sustainable and livable homes.
Aro Homes is a new company on a mission to redefine residential construction by building better, more sustainable homes faster and more efficiently. We believe that home construction should be better for the planet and deliver better homes for the people who live in them. When we look at the massive US residential construction industry, we see tremendous opportunities for fundamental improvement around end-product quality, speed, waste, cost, environmental impact and more. We are a team of passionate, capable experts across Engineering, Construction, Design, Product Management, and Manufacturing who believe the time has come to improve this industry so it’s better for people and the planet. We are funded by world class investors who care about transforming industries for the better, including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. If you care deeply about doing something good in the world, working with smart, passionate people and tackling hard problems, then you should talk with us.
Offices: Bay Area, CA, US
