Senior Electrical Engineer

Icarus; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top pay

Equity grants

Small team environment

Job summary

Icarus is seeking an avionics engineer in El Segundo, California, to design and develop high-reliability avionics for stratospheric aircraft. The candidate will own electrical subsystems from inception to flight and must be comfortable working fast and debugging in the field.

The role demands at least 2 years of experience in building electronic hardware, proficiency in electrical engineering principles, and experience with power electronics or avionics. The salary range for this position is competitive, ranging from $120,000 to $220,000 USD, complemented by meaningful equity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years building real electronic hardware.
• Strong fundamentals in electrical engineering and first-principles thinking.
• Experience with avionics or high-reliability systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and fly high-reliability avionics for stratospheric aircraft.
• Own electrical subsystems from concept to flight.
• Support integration, production, and flight operations.

Skills

Building real electronic hardware

Electrical Engineering fundamentals

Power electronics experience

Debugging in the field

Job description

Icarus was founded on the belief that the stratosphere is the Forgotten Frontier and that reclaiming it will define the next era of aerospace and what is possible from the sky. 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.

What you’ll do

• Design and fly high-reliability avionics for stratospheric aircraft
• Own electrical subsystems from concept to flight
• Build, bring up, debug, and iterate fast
• Support integration, production, and flight ops
• Work closely with mechanical, GNC, RF, and software teams

What we’re looking for

• 2+ years building real electronic hardware
• Strong fundamentals in EE and first-principles thinking
• Experience with power electronics, avionics, or high-reliability systems
• Comfortable moving fast, owning outcomes, and debugging in the field

Why Icarus

• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Small team, massive responsibility
• Top pay and meaningful equity

No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.

US Salary Range

$120,000 – $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Icarus’ total compensation package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.