# Flight Operations Crew Chief at Icarus

- Company: Icarus
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.icarus.one/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: El Segundo
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $90K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5287194008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-flight-operations-crew-chief/

## About the role

The Flight Operations Crew Chief owns aircraft readiness. You assemble, prepare, inspect, and maintain our aircraft so they are safe and ready every time they go to the line. You are the person the team trusts to say the aircraft is ready to fly. When something is wrong with the airframe, you are the one who finds it and fixes it.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of hands-on aircraft, UAS, or RC maintenance experience, or equivalent military experience as a maintainer or crew chief
- Holds or willing to quickly obtain FAA Part 107 certification
- Demonstrated ability to assemble, inspect, maintain, and sign off on an aircraft's readiness
- Strong hands-on troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and software systems
- Disciplined approach to checklists, documentation, and configuration control
- Sound judgment on airworthiness and a willingness to ground an aircraft that is not ready

Tags: Deployments