Senior Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
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. 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 2+ years designing, analyzing, or building real mechanical hardware Strong fundamentals in structures, materials, and first-principles engineering Experience with lightweight structures, composites, sheet metal, or bonded assemblies Comfortable moving fast, owning outcomes, and working hands-on in the factory and field Why Icarus Real ownership, real hardware, real flight High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture Small team, massive responsibility Top pay and meaningful equity No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.
Requirements
- 2+ years designing, analyzing, or building real mechanical hardware
- Strong fundamentals in structures, materials, and first-principles engineering
- Experience with lightweight structures, composites, sheet metal, or bonded assemblies
- Comfortable moving fast, owning outcomes, and working hands-on in the factory and field
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
- High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
- Small team, massive responsibility
- Top pay and meaningful equity
- No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
