Founding Member of Technical Staff - Structural Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Founding-team equity

Health plans with dependent coverage

Remote work from US/Canada

Job summary

Aran Industries is seeking a lead for structural design delivery and automation across data center and industrial projects. You will develop parametric workflows to make analysis, modeling, and documentation repeatable, building on existing automation efforts.

You will deliver engineering packages—from foundations to equipment supports—while integrating AI-enabled processes and coordinating with civil, electrical, and mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of structural mechanics including load paths and failure modes.
• Experience designing or analyzing real structures or load-bearing systems.
• Ability to produce working code with AI tools; software outputs not sole basis.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structural engineering packages for live projects including foundations, steel and concrete structures, equipment supports, load calculations, connection design, and construction documents.
• Build parametric workflows for structural analysis, member sizing, optimization, 3D modeling, and drawing generation.
• Integrate structural analysis software into automated engineering processes.
• Coordinate structural design with civil, electrical, and mechanical systems so changes flow through to the design.
• Use AI coding agents to develop and ship the structural automation engine.

Skills

Structural mechanics

First principles reasoning

AI tooling / coding

3D modeling

Tools

Structural analysis software

CAD software

Job description

Role overview

Lead structural design delivery and automation for data center and industrial projects, covering work from foundations to specialized equipment supports. You’ll produce engineering for active projects while developing parametric workflows that make analysis, modeling, and documentation repeatable across future sites. The work builds on existing structural and architectural automation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structural engineering packages for live projects, including foundations, steel and concrete structures, equipment supports, load calculations, connection design, and construction documents.
• Build parametric workflows for structural analysis, member sizing, optimization, 3D modeling, and drawing generation.
• Integrate structural analysis software into automated engineering processes.
• Connect structural design with civil, electrical, and mechanical systems so changes to equipment, loads, and site conditions can flow through to the design.
• Use AI coding agents to develop and ship the structural automation engine.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of structural mechanics, including statics, dynamics, material behavior, load paths, stability, and failure modes.
• Experience designing, analyzing, or building real structures or other complex load-bearing systems.
• Ability to reason from first principles and assess engineering results rather than relying solely on software outputs.
• Ability to produce working code with AI tools; a prior software engineering role is not required.
• Strong technical judgment and a willingness to take ownership of difficult problems.

Nice to have

Experience with first-of-a-kind structures, industrial systems, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, or other technically demanding physical products. A PE or SE license is helpful but not required; experience with data centers, conventional buildings, or engineering consultancy work is not a prerequisite.

Benefits and work setup

Full-time, remote work from the US or Canada, excluding Quebec. The role includes founding-team equity, fully covered health plans with dependent coverage, and a base salary range of US$150,000–$250,000 or CA$215,000–$355,000.