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About this Operations Associate role at Icarus

Icarus · Onsite · 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.

Mission

Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

What you’ll do

  • Pick up, deliver, and move supplies, equipment, and materials to support office and team operations.
  • Receive, sort, and distribute deliveries and packages.
  • Keep the office organized, stocked, and presentable, including common areas and supply storage.
  • Set up and break down for meetings, events, and visitors.
  • Support procurement workflows, including vendor coordination and PO tracking.
  • Coordinate with vendors for facilities and office needs.
  • Pitch in across a wide range of operational and administrative tasks that keep the business running day to day.

What we’re looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in operations, logistics, facilities, or a related field.
  • Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Comfortable handling a variety of tasks and shifting priorities.
  • Able to lift and move supplies and packages as needed.
  • A positive, team-oriented attitude and a willingness to pitch in wherever needed.
  • Experience with procurement, supply chain, or vendor management is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Jira, SharePoint, or similar platforms is a plus.
  • Interest in aerospace, defense, or hardware startups is a plus.
  • Able to work on-site in El Segundo, CA.

Why Icarus

  1. Meaningful equity
  2. Top market salary 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. Dream desk setup
  9. Daily lunch
  10. Unlimited celsius

This is not a normal ops job

  1. We are pioneers, not corporate managers. Icarus deliberately optimizes for a high signal (engineers) to noise (management) ratio, where engineering, flight, and execution matter more than process, politics, or management overhead.
  2. You will work alongside the CEO and a small team of world-class builders, keeping the operation that builds and flies real aircraft running every day.
  3. We expect full extreme ownership. This is a high-trust, no-BS team, and everyone pulls their weight.
  4. We want operators, not bureaucrats. No process for process's sake. No fluff. No sitting in meetings all day. Just real work that keeps real engineers moving.
  5. You must be reliable, move fast, and take pride in keeping the company running cleanly.
  6. We move fast. We expect results and an obsession with quality and speed.

No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.

Hiring process

  1. Intro call
  2. Interview with the CEO
  3. Meet the team in-person

US salary range

$65,000 - $95,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are 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.

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About Icarus

Mission

Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

 

What it’s like to work here

At Icarus, we build solar-powered birds that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time. This is not a normal engineering job.

 

We are pioneers, not corporate managers. Icarus deliberately optimizes for a high signal (engineers) to noise (management) ratio, where engineering, flight, and execution matter more than process, politics, or management overhead.

 

You will work side by side with the CEO and a small team of world-class builders. You will own your subsystem end to end. Design it. Build it. Break it. Fix it. Validate it in the desert. Fly it. Then do it again, faster.

 

We expect full extreme ownership. This is a high-trust, no-BS team, and everyone pulls their weight.

 

We are hiring across the stack: mechanical, aerodynamics, RF, GNC, electrical, avionics, power electronics, energy storage, software, and systems.

 

We want builders. No hand-holding. No fluff. No fake projects. No slide decks. No sitting in meetings all day. Just raw engineering, real hardware, and real flight.

 

You must thrive under pressure, learn fast, troubleshoot in the field, and push hardware to its limits. We move fast. We go to Mojave at 4 am in the morning. We expect results and an obsession with quality and speed.

 

You will be a core executor of flight systems, taking them from concept to reality and driving rapid iteration loops. You will work across design, integration, testing, and flight. If you want real ownership, real hardware, and real flight milestones, this is it.

 

Our culture = elite sports team. We play to win

  1. Customer obsession
  2. Extreme ownership
  3. Radical transparency
  4. Idea meritocracy
  5. Relentless iteration

Extraordinary rewards

  1. Meaningful equity
  2. Top of the market salary and bonuses
  3. Factory in El Segundo
  4. Health, dental, and vision insurance
  5. Dream desk setup
  6. Daily lunch
  7. Unlimited celsius

 

Hiring process

  1. Technical interview
  2. One-on-one with CEO
  3. Meet the team in-person

 

 

No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders. Apply now. 

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