Lead Stratosphere Flight Systems — End-to-End Ownership

Icarus Industries; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Competitive salary and bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Ownership of hardware and flight Miles

Job summary

Icarus Industries is building solar-powered aircraft that reach 60,000 ft for weeks, delivering persistent, scalable presence from the stratosphere. This role focuses on core flight systems and end-to-end ownership from concept through flight milestones.

We hire across mechanical, aerodynamics, RF, GNC, electrical, avionics, power electronics, energy storage, software, and systems. Expect a high-trust, fast-paced environment with real hardware and real flight.

Qualifications

• This is not a normal engineering job; engineers are foregrounded over management.
• Candidates must be able to own subsystems end to end and deliver final flight hardware.
• Ability to thrive under pressure, move fast, and troubleshoot in the field.

Responsibilities

• Own your subsystem end to end: design, build, test, and fly; validate in desert environments.
• Collaborate across design, integration, testing, and flight teams to meet milestones.
• Troubleshoot in the field and push hardware to its limits with rapid iteration.
• Work closely with the CEO and a small team of world‑class builders on cross‑stack challenges.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Aerodynamics

RF

GNC

Electrical

Avionics

Power electronics

Energy storage

Software

Systems

Job description

Icarus Industries is building solar-powered aircraft that reach 60,000 ft for weeks, delivering persistent, scalable presence from the stratosphere. This role focuses on core flight systems and end-to-end ownership from concept through flight milestones.

We hire across mechanical, aerodynamics, RF, GNC, electrical, avionics, power electronics, energy storage, software, and systems. Expect a high-trust, fast-paced environment with real hardware and real flight.