Engineer (Formula SAE Track)
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on1536, East 77th Street, Florence-Firestone, Firestone Park, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, United States
About Icarus
Icarus was founded on the belief that the Stratosphere is the Forgotten Frontier and that reclaiming it will define the next era of aerospace. We build solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time, delivering persistent, affordable, and scalable presence from this layer of the atmosphere. Our mission is to re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.
About the Role
This role is built for Formula SAE people. If you were the person on your team who got things built, stayed late, solved ugly problems, learned whatever was needed, and refused to quit until the car worked, we want to talk. You do not need a perfect resume or years of industry experience; you need grit, horsepower, humility, technical curiosity, and the will to become great.
You will work side by side with the CEO and a small team of world-class builders. You will own your subsystem end-to-end: design it, build it, break it, fix it, validate it in the desert, and fly it. Then you will do it again, faster. This is not a normal engineering job. We are pioneers, not corporate managers. We deliberately optimize for a high signal (engineers) to noise (management) ratio, where engineering, flight, and execution matter more than process, politics, or management overhead.
We expect full extreme ownership. This is a high-trust, no-BS team where everyone pulls their weight. You must thrive under pressure, learn fast, troubleshoot in the field, and push hardware to its limits. We move fast. We go to Mojave at 4 am in the morning. We want builders. No hand-holding. No fluff. No fake projects. No slide decks. No sitting in meetings all day. Just raw engineering, real hardware, and real flight.
Why Icarus
We offer meaningful equity, top market salary and bonuses, and a culture of real ownership. You will work in a small team with massive responsibility, enjoying a high signal-to-noise environment. Our factory is in El Segundo, and we provide a dream desk setup, daily lunch, and unlimited celsius. This is a place for those who are obsessed with building, testing, learning, and getting better.
Hiring Process
This one is simple. There is one interview with the CEO. The only hard requirement is Formula SAE experience. There is no long process, no endless interview loops, and no corporate nonsense. If you built real hardware on a Formula SAE team and you have the grit, hunger, and humility to grow fast, we want to talk.
Culture & Diversity
No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Work location
Work model: On-site
1536, East 77th Street, Florence-Firestone, Firestone Park, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, United States
Firestone Park, California
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleDesign and fly lightweight, high-reliability structures for stratospheric aircraft
- check_circleOwn mechanical subsystems from concept to flight
- check_circlePerform first-principles sizing, trade studies, and rapid iteration
- check_circleBuild, test, break, and refine flight hardware
- check_circleSupport integration, production, and flight operations
- check_circleCollaborate with avionics, GNC, power, RF, and software teams
Requirements
- verifiedFormula SAE experience
- verifiedRecent grad, soon-to-graduate student, or exceptional student willing to take a break from school
Nice to Have
Owned a subsystem on a Formula SAE car; manufactured parts yourself; stayed late to debug problems before competition; experience wiring harnesses, machining parts, laying composites, tuning systems, running tests, or fixing failures in the field; experience with CAD, FEA, machining, composites, avionics, embedded systems, GNC, power electronics, batteries, or testing; a story about something breaking and how you fixed it.
Benefits & Perks
check_circleHealth, dental, and vision insurancecheck_circleMeaningful equity grantscheck_circleDaily lunch providedcheck_circleUnlimited celsius (likely referring to unlimited PTO or flexible time off)
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Day-to-day, the Engineer (Formula SAE Track) at Icarus, Inc. will design and fly lightweight, high-reliability structures for stratospheric aircraft; own mechanical subsystems from concept to flight; perform first-principles sizing, trade studies, and rapid iteration; and build, test, break, and refine flight hardware.
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To qualify for the Engineer (Formula SAE Track) at Icarus, Inc. position, applicants should have: Formula SAE experience; and Recent grad, soon-to-graduate student, or exceptional student willing to take a break from school.
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Engineer (Formula SAE Track) at Icarus, Inc. is based in 1536, East 77th Street, Florence-Firestone, Firestone Park, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, United States. This is a on-site role.
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Icarus, Inc. has listed this Engineer (Formula SAE Track) role as on-site.
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Key skills for Engineer (Formula SAE Track) at Icarus, Inc. include Formula Sae; Cad; Fea; Machining; Composites; Avionics; Embedded Systems; and GNC.
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About Icarus, Inc.
Icarus, Inc. operates within the IT Services and IT Consulting sector, based in Spokane, Washington. Since its founding in 2014, the firm specializes in delivering custom artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering solutions for organizations facing complex technology challenges. The company focuses on cloud-first strategies that scale, leveraging deep technical expertise across AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure to ensure systems remain robust, secure, and continuously available.
Icarus combines strategic consulting with hands-on implementation to address specific client needs. The team draws on over a decade of experience to serve a diverse range of customers, from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. This approach emphasizes building technology that functions reliably in real-world environments rather than simply deploying tools.
As a multi-regional entity, the organization maintains a commitment to community impact by providing pro bono technical services to charitable groups. This effort supports local initiatives and reflects a broader value system centered on responsible innovation. The firm aims to help clients transform ambitious ideas into tangible realities through engineered safeguards and strategic planning.
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