# Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Icarus

- Company: Icarus
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.icarus.one/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-01-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5102826008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/icarus-senior-manufacturing-engineer/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years working as a manufacturing, production, or build engineer on real hardware
- Hands-on experience building mechanical, electrical, or aerospace systems
- Strong intuition for tolerances, processes, and how things actually get built
- Experience working closely with design engineering teams
- Ability to move fast, own outcomes, and solve problems on the factory floor
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Tags: Manufacturing