# Flight Test 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: $125K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5287116008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-flight-test-engineer/

## About the role

The Flight Test Engineer makes sure every Icarus flight produces clean, trustworthy engineering data. You build the test cards and criteria, oversee their execution in the field, jump in on parameter changes when the test calls for it, and turn the data into the conclusions that drive the next design. Operations runs the test event. You make sure it tests the right things and that we learn everything we can from it.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or graduate degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or a related engineering discipline
- Experience in flight test, developmental test and evaluation, or a closely related discipline
- Demonstrated experience planning and executing flight test, ideally including first-flight or build-up test programs
- Familiarity with flight test fundamentals, ideally fixed-wing: test card design, envelope expansion, and test criteria
- Strong data analysis skills: you can turn large, messy flight data sets into clear engineering conclusions
- Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar for data analysis, signal processing, and scripting

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