Icarus builds solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time. We’re re-establishing the stratosphere as a strategic domain with aircraft that are persistent, affordable, and built to scale. This is a hands-on role. You’ll work directly with the CEO and a small elite team, owning flight avionics end to end. You’ll design, build, test, and fly real hardware. No slide decks. No fake projects.

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 to noise engineering culture
• Small team, massive responsibility
• Competitive 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.

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.