Director of Facilities

Icarus•El Segundo, CA

4d•$140,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Icarus is seeking a Director of Facilities to own every aspect of the company's physical infrastructure. The primary goal is to build and maintain an environment where engineers can focus entirely on building aircraft. This role involves managing daily operations, long-term expansion, factory buildouts, renovations, and infrastructure projects. The Director will also be responsible for designing factory layouts to improve engineering and manufacturing velocity, planning equipment moves and installations, and managing critical utilities such as electrical, HVAC, and compressed air. Additionally, the role includes managing contractors, vendors, construction projects, permits, and inspections, as well as developing long-term facility roadmaps. Physical security, badge access, maintenance programs, and site reliability are also key responsibilities. The ideal candidate will ensure facilities are safe, organized, and ready to support testing and production, while actively removing physical bottlenecks that slow down engineers and manufacturing.

Requirements

Experience leading facilities, factory infrastructure, manufacturing expansion, capital projects, or industrial construction.
Experience building or expanding manufacturing facilities from the ground up.
Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
Strong understanding of construction, utilities, mechanical systems, and industrial infrastructure.
Excellent project management and vendor management skills.
Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
Self-directed with extreme ownership. You identify problems before anyone else and solve them without waiting to be asked.
Willing to spend time both behind a computer and walking the factory floor.
Aerospace, automotive, robotics, or advanced manufacturing experience.
Experience at SpaceX, Tesla, Anduril, Rivian, Amazon Robotics, or similar hardware companies.
Experience supporting rapid company growth and facility expansion.

Responsibilities

Own facilities end to end, from daily operations to long-term expansion.
Lead factory buildouts, renovations, and infrastructure projects.
Design factory layouts that improve engineering and manufacturing velocity.
Plan and execute equipment moves, machine installations, and production area expansions.
Own utilities including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, networking, and other critical infrastructure.
Manage contractors, vendors, construction projects, permits, and inspections.
Develop long-term facility roadmaps as the company grows into new buildings and manufacturing capabilities.
Own physical security, badge access, maintenance programs, and site reliability.
Ensure facilities are safe, organized, and always ready to support testing and production.
Remove every physical bottleneck that slows engineers, technicians, and manufacturing.