Electrical Engineer

Icarus • El Segundo, CA

1d • $100,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Icarus is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and fly high-reliability avionics for stratospheric aircraft. This role involves owning electrical subsystems from concept to flight, including building, bringing up, debugging, and iterating quickly. The engineer will also support integration, production, and flight operations, working closely with mechanical, GNC, RF, and software teams. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team building solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for extended periods, delivering persistent, affordable, and scalable presence from the stratosphere.

Requirements

• 1+ 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Top market salary and bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Factory in El Segundo
• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• Small team, massive responsibility
• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Dream desk setup
• Daily lunch
• Unlimited celsius

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed