# Airspace & Range Lead at Icarus

- Company: Icarus
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.icarus.one/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5454396008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-airspace-and-range-lead/

## About the role

The Flight Operations Generalist is the person who takes our aircraft from the hangar to the sky and back. You set up the test site, prepare the aircraft, run preflight, operate it in flight, and troubleshoot whatever comes up, all under the direction of our engineers. When Icarus goes to the field, you are the center of the operation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Working knowledge of the National Airspace System, airspace classes, special use and restricted airspace, and how the FAA authorizes unmanned aircraft beyond Part 107 (COAs, waivers, exemptions)
- Track record of building authorization or approval packages from technical material and getting them approved
- Understanding of military airspace, range scheduling, and exercise planning, including airspace control measures and the air tasking cycle
- Ability to read engineering data and ask the right questions of the engineers who wrote it
- Ability to run multiple ranges, regulators, and timelines against a moving flight schedule without dropping anything
- U.S. person, eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-airspace-and-range-lead/