Icarus
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
We captured this posting once, on 2026-06-16, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.
- Employer
- Icarus
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience asked for
- 2+ years
- Pay band
- $120K – $220K
When we saw it
- Posted 2026-05-28 — the date the employer published it
- Archived 2026-06-16 — when we saved this copy
Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.
Skills the posting named
From the posting
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. Mission Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere. What you’ll do Deploy forward with aircraft, ground systems, and engineers to real-world test sites and customer environments Own on-site integration, troubleshooting, and rapid iteration of flight hardware and software Act as the connective tissue between flight operations, engineering, and customers Debug avionics, RF, power, software, and mechanical issues in the field under time pressure Execute flight tests, demos, and exercises with minimal support and high autonomy Collect ground …
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