Founding Member of Technical Staff - Civil Engineer

Aran Industries; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans with full dependent cover

Job summary

Aran Industries seeks a lead civil engineer to drive site-design automation for data center and industrial projects. You will deliver engineering packages on real sites while building software that translates constraints into repeatable design outputs.

Responsibilities include creating civil packages, developing a parametric design engine, automating earthwork and drainage, and connecting disciplines. You will ship code using AI tools and own end-to-end delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engineering designs that were built or equivalent hands‑on problem solving.
• Willingness to question established workflows and develop better ones from first principles.
• Ability to ship code using AI tools; a traditional software background is not required.
• High ownership and follow-through from problem discovery to completion.

Responsibilities

• Produce civil design packages covering site layouts, grading and earthwork, stormwater, drainage, utilities, access roads, and construction documentation.
• Develop a parametric design engine using inputs such as topography, geotechnical data, site constraints, and project requirements.
• Automate earthwork optimization, drainage calculations, utility routing, and site-layout iterations.
• Connect civil workflows with structural, mechanical, and electrical design so changes can flow between disciplines.
• Use AI coding agents to build and ship engineering workflows.

Skills

Grading and drainage

Site development

Hydraulics

Problem solving

Tools

AI coding tools

Job description

Role overview

Lead civil engineering and site-design automation for data center and industrial projects. You’ll deliver engineering packages for real sites while developing software that turns site constraints and engineering requirements into coordinated, repeatable design outputs.

Responsibilities

• Produce civil design packages covering site layouts, grading and earthwork, stormwater, drainage, utilities, access roads, and construction documentation.
• Develop a parametric design engine using inputs such as topography, geotechnical data, site constraints, and project requirements.
• Automate earthwork optimization, drainage calculations, utility routing, and site-layout iterations.
• Connect civil workflows with structural, mechanical, and electrical design so changes can flow between disciplines.
• Use AI coding agents to build and ship engineering workflows.

Requirements

• Strong working understanding of grading, drainage, hydraulics, and site development fundamentals.
• Experience delivering engineering designs that were built, or equivalent hands‑on experience solving difficult physical engineering problems.
• Willingness to question established workflows and develop better ones from first principles.
• Ability to ship code using AI tools; a traditional software background is not required.
• High ownership and follow-through from problem discovery to completion.

Nice to have

• A professional engineering license is helpful but not required.
• Data center experience is not required.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time and remote within the US or Canada, excluding Quebec.
• Base compensation of US$150,000–$250,000 or CA$215,000–$355,000, plus founding-team equity.
• Health plans with full dependent coverage.