icarus · El Segundo
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. This role is built for Formula SAE people. If you were the person on your team who got things built, stayed late, solved ugly problems, learned whatever was needed, and refused to quit until the car worked, we want to talk. You do not need a perfect resume. You do not need years of industry experience. You do not need to have had the fanciest title on the team. You need grit, horsepower, humility, technical curiosity, and the will to become great. Mission Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere. What you’ll do Design and fly lightweight, high-reliability structures for stratospheric aircraft Own mechanical subsystems from concept to flight Perform first-principles sizing, trade studies, and rapid iteration Build, test, break, and refine flight hardware Support integration, production, and flight operations Work closely with avionics, GNC, power, RF, and software teams What we’re looking for Formula SAE experience Recent grad, soon-to-graduate student, or exceptional student willing to take a break from school to join a startup Evidence that you have built real hardware, not just worked on presentations High grit, high urgency, high ownership Strong mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or systems instincts Willingness to learn anything required to get the aircraft flying Comfortable working hands-on in a factory, lab, desert, field environment, or wherever the mission requires Able to take feedback, improve quickly, and keep pushing No ego about doing dirty work Obsessed with building, testing, learning, and getting better Bonus points You owned a subsystem on a Formula SAE car You manufactured parts yourself Yo…
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