Jobs at Icarus, Inc.

This full-time technician role at Icarus focuses on building and maintaining solar-powered aircraft designed for the stratosphere. The position involves assembling, modifying, and testing aircraft hardware, including wiring, avionics installation, and fabrication of lightweight structures using engineering drawings and shop tools. Key responsibilities also include supporting ground testing, inventory management, and collaborating directly with engineers to troubleshoot and improve builds. The role appeals to hands-on builders seeking meaningful ownership in a small, high-signal team where work transitions from the factory floor to actual flight tests. The environment offers a collaborative culture with daily meals, flexible perks, and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace technology in El Segundo.

This senior RF engineering role at Icarus focuses on designing and deploying communications systems for solar-powered stratospheric aircraft. The position involves owning RF subsystems from architecture and link budgeting to flight validation, including antenna design, radio integration, and EMI mitigation. Key responsibilities include leading performance analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams on avionics and GNC, and supporting field operations in desert environments. The role appeals to engineers seeking high ownership and rapid iteration, offering a culture with minimal management overhead where builders work directly with the CEO. The position is based at the El Segundo factory with frequent travel to Mojave for flight testing, providing a unique opportunity to deliver real hardware and achieve significant aerospace milestones.

This senior full stack software engineering role at Icarus focuses on building end-to-end systems for solar-powered stratospheric aircraft. The position involves developing mission-critical backend services for telemetry and command, creating fast frontends for ground control, and designing APIs that connect aircraft with ground stations. The team collaborates closely with embedded and avionics engineers to ship integrated systems from concept to production. The role is appealing due to the opportunity for extreme ownership, working directly with the CEO on real hardware, and operating in a high-trust culture that prioritizes engineering over management overhead. The position is based at the El Segundo factory with frequent travel to field operations in Mojave for flight testing.