Stratosphere Embedded Engineer — Equity & Flight

Icarus; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Top market salary and bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Daily lunch

Job summary

Icarus, located in California, is pioneering the field of aerospace by developing solar-powered aircraft that operate in the stratosphere. We are looking for an engineer to build embedded software that supports flight-critical systems and work closely with top-tier talent in the industry.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $160,000, equity opportunities, and a unique environment focused on innovation and real engineering challenges.

Qualifications

• 1+ years working with real embedded systems in high-reliability domains.
• Strong debugging skills using scopes and logic analyzers.
• Comfort working close to hardware.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship flight-critical embedded software for aircraft.
• Integrate sensors and build reliable drivers.
• Support integration and flight ops.

Skills

C/C++ fundamentals

Debugging skills

Embedded systems experience

RTOS or bare-metal firmware experience

Embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, etc.)

Job description

Icarus, located in California, is pioneering the field of aerospace by developing solar-powered aircraft that operate in the stratosphere. We are looking for an engineer to build embedded software that supports flight-critical systems and work closely with top-tier talent in the industry.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $160,000, equity opportunities, and a unique environment focused on innovation and real engineering challenges.