# Flight Operations Engineer at Icarus

- Company: Icarus
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.icarus.one/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: El Segundo
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5287168008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-flight-operations-engineer/

## About the role

The Flight Operations Engineer takes our aircraft from the hangar to the sky and back, and owns the technical depth behind every flight. You set up the test site, prepare the aircraft, run preflight, operate it in flight, and troubleshoot whatever comes up. You also write the procedures, configure the systems, and analyze the data that make each flight better than the last. When Icarus goes to the field, you are both the operator and the engineer in the loop.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or software engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience in aviation or aviation-adjacent military occupational fields
- 3+ years of UAS, flight test, or aircraft operations experience, or equivalent military experience
- Demonstrated ability to set up, preflight, operate, and recover an unmanned aircraft
- Strong technical troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and software systems
- Proficiency with ground control station software
- Strong Linux command line skills for debugging, scripting, and troubleshooting

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