Technician

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.

We are looking for technicians across Build and Avionics to help turn raw parts, drawings, and ideas into flight-ready aircraft. Build work includes assembly and final integration; Avionics work focuses on wire harnessing and solar systems.

This role is for someone hands-on, practical, reliable, and hungry to learn. Someone who can build, fix, organize, assemble, test, clean, improve, and jump into whatever the mission needs.

Mission

Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

What you’ll do

• Build, assemble, modify, repair, and test aircraft hardware
• Support mechanical assembly, wiring, avionics installation, propulsion integration, and flight hardware preparation
• Work from engineering drawings, CAD, build instructions, checklists, and verbal direction
• Use hand tools, power tools, shop equipment, adhesives, fasteners, fixtures, and basic test equipment
• Help fabricate and assemble lightweight structures, brackets, harnesses, panels, mounts, fixtures, and aircraft components
• Support inventory, kitting, part organization, receiving, labeling, and factory cleanliness
• Inspect your own work and catch problems before they become flight issues
• Support ground testing, system checkouts, packing, transport, field operations, and flight test prep
• Work closely with engineers and technicians to troubleshoot problems and improve builds
• Do whatever needs to get done to help the aircraft fly

What we’re looking for

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in an aerospace or shop setting, building, assembling, repairing, maintaining, or fabricating real hardware
• Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort with basic, intermediate, and complex hand tools and calibrated tools
• Experience working with a Quality Assurance team and handing off work for inspection
• High attention to detail and pride in clean workmanship
• Practical problem-solving ability
• Willingness to learn across mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and test
• Reliable, punctual, hardworking, and low ego
• Comfortable working in a factory, shop, lab, or field environment
• Able to follow instructions, ask good questions, and improve quickly
• Able to move fast without being sloppy
• No drama, no excuses, no entitlement

Relevant automotive experience from performance or full-service shops is welcome. Final integration and Build skills can be taught.

Why Icarus

1. Meaningful equity
2. Top market pay and bonuses
3. Health, dental, and vision insurance
4. Factory in El Segundo
5. Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
6. Small team, massive responsibility
7. High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
8. Daily lunch
9. Unlimited celsius

This is not a normal technician job

1. We want builders.
2. People who take pride in clean work.
3. People who can move fast without being sloppy.
4. People who can follow the plan, but also speak up when something looks wrong.
5. People who are willing to sweep the floor, build a fixture, wire a harness, organize parts, prep an aircraft, and go to the field when needed.
6. You will work side by side with engineers and a small team building aircraft that actually fly. You will see your work go from factory floor to flight test.
7. We move fast. We go to Mojave early. We test in the field. We expect ownership, urgency, and quality.

No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.

Hiring process

1. 15-minute phone screen with the hiring manager
2. On-site panel interview with the manufacturing team, including a practical test

US salary range

$30 to $55 per hour

The hourly range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base pay only. Actual pay may vary based on work experience, training, critical skills, and business considerations. Competitive equity grants may be 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.