Full-Time
Structural Engineer
Building Systems, DFMA
Updated on 9/4/2026
Reframe Systems
51-200 employees
Modular, robotic construction of homes
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Andover, MA, USA
In Person
 Architecture & Civil Engineering (1) |
|---|
Get referred to Reframe Systems
See people who can refer or advise you
- At least 7 years of structural engineering experience on building projects.
- Experience with modular, offsite, panelized, or other prefabricated systems is strongly preferred but not required.
- A demonstrated track record of coordinating with architects, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers, fabricators, and field teams.
- Strong understanding of structural behavior in wood, light-gauge, and mixed-material systems, including gravity, lateral, connections, deflection, movement, and creep.
- Solid understanding of current building codes and standards, including the International Building Code, ASCE 7, and relevant material-specific codes.
- Familiarity with Massachusetts and/or California building codes, and ability to work with third-party modular inspection agencies and local authorities having jurisdiction.
- Proficiency with structural analysis and documentation tools; ability to work from and back into Revit; and ability to collaborate effectively with parametric computer-aided design environments such as Onshape, SolidWorks, or Tekla.
- Experience with or strong interest in API-driven structural tools such as SkyCiv or Dlubal RFEM 6, or a track record of using scripting and automation around traditional tools such as RISA, ETABS, or SAP to run repeatable studies and optimizations.
- Ability to weigh cost, manufacturability, throughput, and embodied carbon alongside structural performance.
- Ability to explain structural trade-offs to architects, modelers, factory leaders, and executives.
- Ability to engage directly with trades and factory operators to understand work on the factory floor and in the field.
- Willingness to test ideas quickly on real problems, including prototypes, and codify effective solutions.
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and help define processes.
- Own the structural system for the platform.
- Define standard structural assemblies for walls, floors, roofs, stairs, and connections that balance strength, stiffness, cost, and manufacturability.
- Set reusable design rules, load paths, typical details, and tolerances across products and projects.
- Partner with architects and modelers to translate architectural intent into structurally rational, factory-buildable systems.
- Work with Onshape Modeling and FeatureScript teams so structural rules are encoded in models, automation, and shop documentation.
- Develop internal structural schemes and calculations for priority projects before they go to the Engineer of Record.
- Prepare structured packages for external structural engineers and third-party inspectors, and drive review cycles.
- Diagnose structural root causes behind cracking, misfits, and tolerance clashes in the factory and field.
- Turn lessons learned from the factory floor and jobsite into updated details, standards, and rules that prevent recurrence.
- Coordinate with Engineers of Record and other consultants on performance criteria, details, and assumptions.
- Advocate for safe, code-compliant designs without unnecessary over-design, and quantify cost and manufacturability trade-offs.
- Co-lead investigations into structural concepts and their implications for cost, throughput, carbon, and field performance.
- Work with systems and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering to rationalize penetrations, chases, and integrated assemblies.
- Work with modeling and software teams to design repeatable optimization studies for key framing systems, including minimizing steel tonnage subject to drift limits and comparing lateral systems across cost and constructability.
- Help define how structural models, analysis tools, and the modeling pipeline should interact so optimization studies can eventually run automatically for platforms and projects.
- Document standard wall, floor, and roof assemblies, including spans, sheathing patterns, shear wall strategy, tie-downs, and typical connections, for a selected product line.
- Identify details that are over-designed, under-specified, or misaligned with factory reality, and propose targeted updates.
- Select recurring structural issues with factory, modeling, and design teams and deliver root-cause write-ups plus implemented changes to details, standards, tolerances, drawings, models, or Sidekick documentation.
- Lead the structural engagement with the Engineer of Record from internal concept through stamped package and create a collaboration playbook for future stamping engineers.
- Embed structural rules such as nailing schedules, span checks, or connection rules into parametric modeling workflows and document the next candidate rules.
- Align architecture, modeling, and factory engineering on the definition of structurally complete at concept, permit, issued-for-modeling, issued-for-factory, and issued-for-field stages.
- Propose a checklist or gate for at least one project stage and begin piloting it on live work.
- Experience with modular, offsite, panelized, or other prefabricated systems.
- Experience with multifamily or high-repeatability housing types.
Reframe Systems builds missing-middle housing with modular, panelized walls made in small, local microfactories to deliver turnkey homes such as ADUs, duplexes, and triplexes. Its microfactories use proprietary software, physical AI, and vision-guided robotics to automate framing and sheathing, producing pre-wired and plumbed panels that snap together on site to speed construction and fit local regulations. The approach combines design, engineering, construction, and site work in a vertically integrated model and uses a co-developer/builder setup that activates a factory only after securing a project pipeline, with units eligible for public subsidies or open-market pricing. The company aims to scale to one million housing units over the next 20 years to reduce construction emissions and increase affordable, climate-resilient homes.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$60.3M
Headquarters
Somerville, Massachusetts
Founded
2021
Get referred to Reframe Systems
See people who can refer or advise you
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Energy Impact Partners led Reframe's $40 million August 31, 2026 round, validating demand.
- MassDevelopment sold Reframe 25 Adams Circle for 12 Devens homes, with deliveries through October 2026.
- Altadena wildfire rebuilds and Roxbury's five-story project prove Reframe sells resilience, speed, and customization.
What critics are saying
- Modular builder failures like Modulous and Bella Modular show financing and execution remain fragile.
- Reframe has only 10 completed homes; scaling to 1,000,000 by 2040 demands flawless factory replication.
- Permitting, code compliance, and site-work bottlenecks can still kill margins before FAB1 reaches throughput.
What makes Reframe Systems unique
- 2022 Amazon Robotics founders bring proven fleet automation and warehouse software discipline.
- Reframe owns design, permitting, fabrication, delivery; vertical integration compresses coordination across 25 subcontractors.
- FAB1 Billerica launches October 5, 2026; small microfactories localize mass-customized housing near demand.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?
Benefits
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 18%1 year growth
↑ 18%2 year growth
↑ 18%Reframe Systems raises $40M in additional funding. S TechCompanyNews.com helps you discover the latest insights on AI, venture funding, innovative companies, and the software tools shaping the future. Reframe Systems raised an additional $40 million in venture equity financing, to scale its network of robotic microfactories for industrialized home construction across North America. Reframe Systems' recent $40 million round was led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), with participation from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners, and the LACI Impact Fund. Existing investors also continued their support, including Eclipse, VoLo Earth, Cubit Capital, RA Capital Management (Planetary Health), MassMutual Catalyst, and Nor'easter. This follows a $20 million Series A in August 2025 (co-led by Eclipse and VoLo Earth Ventures, with participation from MassMutual Catalyst Funds, Cubit Capital, RA Capital's Planetary Health, Saga Ventures, and Nor'easter Ventures). Aggregators place cumulative capital raised in the range of roughly $60-73 million across multiple rounds (including earlier seed activity). The latest raise is described in coverage as a Series A extension or Series A-II. What is Reframe Systems? Reframe Systems is a physical AI / construction tech company founded in 2022 by former Amazon Robotics leaders Vikas Enti (CEO), Felipe Polido (Head of Tech), and Aaron Small (Head of Operations). At Amazon Robotics (and previously Kiva Systems), the founders helped scale automation systems that deployed more than 500,000 robots across the global fulfillment network. The company operates as a vertically integrated design build manufacturer. It combines proprietary software (including "Pixels to Parts"), industrial robotics, digital work instructions, and high performance materials in a network of small, local microfactories. These facilities produce customized, resilient homes (single family, duplexes, townhomes, multifamily including triple deckers, ADUs) tailored to local codes, climates, and architectural styles. Reframe acts as architect of record and general contractor, owning the process from design and permitting through fabrication, delivery, and occupancy. Key claimed advantages versus traditional construction include delivery three times faster and at ~35% lower cost, with millimeter precision, airtight shells, climate resilience (including wildfire resistant designs), reduced waste, and shorter supply chains. Microfactories are designed for rapid stand-up (lean teams, compact footprint) and high capital efficiency. How will Reframe Systems use the funds? Proceeds will accelerate home deliveries in New England and fund additional microfactory capacity across North America. The centerpiece is FAB1, a new microfactory in Billerica, Massachusetts. Operations are scheduled to begin October 5, 2026, with full factory readiness targeted in under 70 days from receiving the keys. FAB1 is designed to produce up to 500 multifamily units or 250 single family homes annually using less than $5 million in equipment. As of the announcement, Reframe had completed 10 homes (ranging from ADUs to triple decker apartments), of which eight were occupied. It expects to deliver 114 additional units over the following year. Current activity includes finishing 12 units at Adams Circle in Devens, Massachusetts (now selling), a five story apartment building in Roxbury, a development in Thornton, New Hampshire, and wildfire resilient projects (bungalow and ADU) in Altadena, California, supporting post fire rebuilds. Projects span New England and Southern California. The company has raised its long term target to one million homes worldwide by 2040 (five years ahead of its prior schedule), emphasizing continuous learning across software, robotics, and the factory network so that each home improves the economics and speed of the next. The U.S. faces a multi million home housing shortage driven by fragmented, labor intensive on-site construction reliant on a shrinking skilled trades workforce. Reframe's model of distributed, software orchestrated microfactories near demand centers aims to address scalability, cost, speed, quality consistency, and climate resilience while avoiding the rigidity and high capital intensity of traditional large modular factories. The investor mix reflects alignment with energy transition, climate resilience, impact, and deep tech themes (EIP's energy focus, LACI's cleantech orientation, RA Capital's Planetary Health strategy, and prior Amazon Robotics scaling expertise). The capital efficient microfactory design (sub-$5M equipment for meaningful annual capacity) and rapid deployment timeline for FAB1 are positioned as differentiators that lower operational risk relative to larger fixed plants. Overall, the $40 million raise marks a scaling inflection: from early completed units and dual market traction to a multi-site North American network, with near term production ramp in Massachusetts and a clarified ambition of one million homes by 2040. Please email us your feedback and news tips at hello(at)techcompanynews.com
Reframe Systems raises $40M to scale modular homebuilding. Reframe Systems raises $40M to scale automated homebuilding across North America. Reframe Systems, a physical AI company focused on transforming residential construction, has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its network of automated microfactories across North America and accelerate the delivery of new homes. The latest funding round was led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), with participation from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners and LACI Impact Fund. Existing investors, including Eclipse, VoLo Earth, Cubit Capital, RA Capital Management (Planetary Health), MassMutual Catalyst and Nor'easter, also continued their support. The new investment will enable Reframe to increase home production capacity in New England while establishing additional microfactories throughout North America. The company aims to use robotics, software and advanced manufacturing techniques to address persistent challenges facing the housing and construction sectors. Tackling America's housing shortage. The United States continues to face a significant housing shortage, with millions of homes needed to meet demand. Traditional residential construction remains highly dependent on manual labor and fragmented subcontractor networks, making projects vulnerable to labor shortages, rising costs and lengthy construction schedules. According to Reframe, a typical home can involve more than 25 subcontractors and relies heavily on a shrinking skilled-trades workforce. This fragmented approach can make it difficult to deliver housing quickly and affordably, particularly in communities where demand is growing. Reframe is attempting to change this model by combining physical AI, robotics, software and manufacturing principles. Instead of relying on a single large centralized factory, the company is developing a distributed network of smaller automated microfactories located closer to the communities where homes are required. The approach is designed to make residential production more flexible and responsive to local requirements. Microfactories bring manufacturing closer to communities. Reframe's microfactory model is intended to overcome several limitations associated with conventional modular construction. Smaller facilities can adapt production to different zoning regulations, climate conditions and architectural requirements while remaining geographically close to construction sites. Software connects the design and manufacturing processes, while robotic systems automate repetitive fabrication activities. Digital work instructions also help workers with different levels of experience participate in the assembly process. The company says its technology can help homes be delivered up to three times faster and at approximately 35% lower cost than traditional construction methods. This combination of automation and localized production could also help reduce some of the inefficiencies associated with transporting building components over long distances. New microfactory expands production capacity. As part of its expansion strategy, Reframe is opening FAB1, a new microfactory in Billerica, Massachusetts. Operations are scheduled to begin on October 5. The company says the facility will reach full production readiness in less than 70 days after receiving access to the site, demonstrating the speed at which its microfactory model can be deployed. With less than $5 million in equipment, FAB1 is designed to produce as many as 500 multifamily units or 250 single-family homes annually. The facility represents an important step in Reframe's effort to create a scalable production network rather than depending on traditional construction capacity alone. Growing pipeline of housing projects. Reframe has already completed 10 homes, ranging from accessory dwelling units to larger multifamily developments. Eight of those homes are currently occupied, while the company expects to deliver another 114 units over the next year. At Adams Circle in Devens, Massachusetts, the company is completing 12 units. Additional projects include a five-story apartment building in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and a development in Thornton, New Hampshire. The company is also applying its technology to disaster recovery. In Altadena, California, Reframe is completing a wildfire-resilient bungalow and an accessory dwelling unit for a family rebuilding after devastating wildfires. For homeowners Jonathan and Marisol Talbot, the technology offered a faster alternative to conventional rebuilding. Following the fires, the family faced the possibility of a traditional reconstruction process taking years and costing more than they could afford. Reframe helped streamline the process, coordinate permitting and work with a contractor to deliver a new wildfire-resilient home within a significantly shorter timeframe. Building a scalable housing platform. Reframe believes the value of its approach extends beyond individual projects. By combining software, robotics and data from multiple deployments, the company expects its production system to become increasingly efficient over time. The concept is based on a learning manufacturing network in which lessons from one project can improve subsequent designs, production processes and construction operations. Vikas Enti, CEO and co-founder of Reframe Systems, said demand for faster, energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing is driving the company's expansion. Reframe is now targeting the production of one million homes by 2040, bringing forward its previous target by five years. Energy Impact Partners also highlighted the company's progress from demonstrating its technology to securing customers and executing larger deployments. The latest $40 million investment provides Reframe with additional capital to expand its microfactory footprint, increase production and pursue its long-term housing ambitions. As housing affordability, labor shortages and construction productivity remain major challenges across North America, Reframe's manufacturing-led approach could represent a significant shift in how homes are designed, produced and delivered. By bringing automated production closer to communities, the company aims to create a more scalable and efficient model for meeting growing housing demand.
Physical AI housing company Reframe Systems raises $40M in growth financing. Looks to industrialize homebuilding and expand microfactory network across North America. Reframe Systems By Robotics 24/7 Staff September 1, 2026 Reframe Systems Reframe Systems announced $40 million in funding to expand its microfactory network of physical AI systems to expedite housing construction across North America. Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7. Reframe Systems, a physical AI company industrializing home construction, announced an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to scale its microfactory network across North America and deliver more homes for customers. The company said that the financing was led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners and LACI Impact Fund. Harnessing physical AI to combat housing shortages. Reframe said that the additional capital positions the company to accelerate home delivery in New England and deploy additional microfactory capacity across North America, bringing robotics-enabled homebuilding to the communities that need it most. "Reframe stood out to us for applying a unique combination of Physical AI and manufacturing discipline to one of the largest and least productive sectors of the economy," said Anil Achyuta, partner at Energy Impact Partners. "What gives us conviction today is the compounding momentum we're seeing in the business. The company has moved beyond proving the technology to delivering scaled deployments, winning customers, and building repeatable execution. Reframe is helping create an era of housing abundance by making it possible to build more homes, more quickly, and more affordably. We believe that combination of mission and execution positions the company to become a category leader in housing production." The company said that it believes America's housing shortage is largely because most houses are still built by hand, through a fragmented chain of 25 or more subcontractors drawing on a shrinking pool of skilled trades. Reframe said that homes have become too slow to build, too expensive to buy and too scarce in the communities where people actually want to live. Reframe said that it addresses construction's efficiency problems by building a network of small, highly automated microfactories near the communities where homes are needed. Unlike traditional modular builders that rely on large, centralized factories, Reframe said that its microfactories can adapt production to different zoning requirements, climate conditions and architectural styles. The company said that its software coordinates design with production, robotic systems automate repetitive fabrication tasks and digital work instructions enable builders of all skill levels to assemble components, helping deliver homes 3x faster and at 35% lower cost than traditional construction. "The housing shortage is an abstraction until you're the person who can't find a home in the community you want to live in," said Vikas Enti, co-founder and CEO of Reframe Systems. "Developers are demanding faster, energy-efficient, climate-resilient homes and we are answering that demand. With our technology, we're able to deliver infill housing, such as a triple-decker in Somerville, in 180 days and help families in Altadena rebuild wildfire-resilient bungalows in months instead of years. With our model, every home we deliver makes the next one faster and cheaper to build, because our software, robotics and network learn from each deployment. That demand is why we're expanding, and why we're now targeting one million homes by 2040, five years ahead of schedule." Reindustrializing America with a dual-use microfactory network. Reframe is expanding its production capacity with FAB1, a new microfactory located in Billerica, Mass. The company said that it will begin operations at FAB1 on October 5, 2026, achieving full factory readiness in under 70 days from receiving the keys. Reframe added that this will demonstrate how quickly it can bring new production capacity online. With less than $5 million in equipment, the company said that FAB1 is designed to produce up to 500 multifamily units or 250 single-family homes annually. Reframe said that it has completed 10 homes, from ADUs to triple-decker apartments. Eight are already occupied, and the company expects to deliver 114 more units over the next year. At Adams Circle in Devens, Mass., Reframe said that it is finishing 12 units for delivery, with a five-story apartment building in Roxbury and a development in Thornton, N.H., next to build in the factory pipeline. In Altadena, Calif., Reframe said that it is completing a wildfire-resilient bungalow and an ADU to help a family rebuild after the fires. "After the fires, we were being told that a traditional construction rebuild could take years and could cost far more than we could afford," said Jonathan and Marisol Talbot, homeowners of the Altadena bungalow. "Reframe streamlined the process, secured the permits, coordinated with a contractor and is completing our new wildfire-resilient home in months at a cost that worked for our family. That difference in timeline, cost, and security allowed us to move forward with confidence." Building toward 1 million homes. Reframe Systems said that is on a mission to unlock homes for everyone by building 1 million homes worldwide by 2040. The company was founded by former Amazon Robotics leaders Felipe Polido, Aaron Small and the aforementioned Enti. The company said that their trio of co-founders helped scale some of the most advanced automation systems in the world and deploy more than 500,000 robots across Amazon's global fulfillment network. Reframe said that the team is now applying those same principles of software-orchestrated automation to homebuilding, one of the largest industries still reliant on fragmented, manual processes. Latest in fulfillment. Latest in artificial intelligence. Latest robotics news.
Reframe Systems raises $40M to scale ai-powered homebuilding. 31 August 2026 Key Takeaways * Reframe Systems raised $40 million in venture-backed equity financing led by Energy Impact Partners. * The company uses robotics and microfactories to build homes faster and at lower costs. * Reframe plans to expand its microfactory network across North America and target one million homes by 2040. Reframe Systems raises $40M to expand robotics homebuilding. Reframe Systems has raised $40 million to expand its robotics-enabled approach to home construction. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners, with participation from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners and LACI Impact Fund. Existing investors including Eclipse, VoLo Earth, Cubit Capital, RA Capital Management, MassMutual Catalyst and Nor'easter also continued supporting the company. It will help Reframe expand its microfactory network and accelerate home deliveries across North America. Reframe targets America's housing shortage. The United States faces a housing shortage estimated at 4.5 million homes. Reframe believes traditional construction methods contribute to the problem through fragmented and labour-intensive processes. They are able to deliver infill housing, in Somerville, in 180 days. Most homes still depend on numerous subcontractors and a shrinking pool of skilled tradespeople. This can make construction slower, more expensive and difficult to scale. Reframe uses small, automated microfactories located near communities where housing is needed. The approach differs from traditional modular construction, which often relies on large centralised factories. Reframe is now applying those automation principles to construction. Its longer-term ambition is to build one million homes worldwide by 2040. Its microfactories can adapt production to local zoning requirements, climate conditions and architectural styles. Software coordinates designs with manufacturing, while robotics automate repetitive fabrication tasks. The company says its approach can deliver homes three times faster and at 35% lower cost than traditional construction. "Reframe stood out to us for applying a unique combination of Physical AI and manufacturing discipline," said Anil Achyuta, Partner at Energy Impact Partners. Robotics drive Reframe's microfactories. Reframe combines robotics, software, and digital construction workflows to scale efficient housing production through its network of advanced microfactories. Source: Created by Ventureburn. Reframe combines robotics, software and digital work instructions throughout its construction process. The system allows builders with different skill levels to assemble manufactured components efficiently. The company says each completed project generates data that can improve future construction. This creates a network effect where software, robotics and production processes become more efficient over time. Reframe has completed 10 homes so far, ranging from accessory dwelling units to triple-decker apartments. Eight of those homes are already occupied. The company expects to deliver another 114 units during the next year. Its projects include developments in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California. At Adams Circle in Devens, Massachusetts, Reframe is completing 12 units. A five-story apartment building in Roxbury and a development in Thornton, New Hampshire are also planned. In Altadena, California, the company is completing a wildfire-resilient bungalow and accessory dwelling unit for a family rebuilding after devastating fires. Reframe expands North american production. The new financing will support Reframe's expansion beyond its existing production capacity. The company is preparing to launch FAB1, a microfactory in Billerica, Massachusetts. FAB1 is designed to reach full factory readiness in less than 70 days after receiving the facility's keys. It is expected to begin operations on October 5. The facility requires less than $5 million in equipment. Reframe expects it to produce up to 500 multifamily units or 250 single-family homes annually. The company plans to use the additional capital to accelerate deliveries in New England. Reframe was founded in 2022 by former Amazon Robotics leaders Vikas Enti, Felipe Polido and Aaron Small. The team previously worked on large-scale automation systems and helped deploy more than 500,000 robots across Amazon's fulfilment network. To stay updated on crypto venture capital funding and market trends, visit its venture capital news section for more insights. Clinton Nwachukwu is a crypto and finance writer with an MBA in Artificial Intelligence and 6+ years of experience creating content for leading global brands. He turns complex topics into clear, actionable insights for readers worldwide. Disclaimer VentureBurn is a media platform covering the latest in cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, venture capital, and the startup ecosystem. Opinions expressed on VentureBurn are for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Before making any high-risk investments in digital assets or emerging technologies, readers should conduct their own due diligence. All transactions and financial decisions are made at your own risk, and any losses incurred are solely your responsibility. VentureBurn does not endorse or recommend the buying or selling of any digital assets and is not a licensed investment advisor. Please note that VentureBurn may participate in affiliate marketing programs.
Reframe Systems, a physical AI company industrialising homebuilding, has raised $40 million in venture-backed equity financing. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners, with participation from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners, LACI Impact Fund, and existing investors including Eclipse and VoLo Earth. The company builds small, highly automated microfactories near communities requiring housing. Its technology delivers homes three times faster and at 35% lower cost than traditional construction. Reframe has completed 10 homes and expects to deliver 114 additional units over the next year. The funding will support expansion of Reframe's microfactory network across North America. The company's new Massachusetts facility, FAB1, is designed to produce up to 500 multifamily units or 250 single-family homes annually with less than $5 million in equipment.