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Benefits

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Family-building benefits

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Salary

$100K-$500K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

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Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

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Assessment

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Deadline

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About this role

Dream Job El Segundo 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. Mission Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere. Dream job - This is for exceptional candidates only. If you meet our bar and believe you'd materially improve Icarus, apply here even if no current role fits you perfectly. Why Icarus - Meaningful equity - Top market salary and bonuses - Health, dental, and vision insurance - Factory in El Segundo - Real ownership, real hardware, real flight - Small team, massive responsibility - High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture - Dream desk setup - Daily lunch - Unlimited celsius This is not a normal engineering job - We are pioneers, not corporate managers. Icarus deliberately optimizes for a high signal (engineers) to noise (management) ratio, where engineering, flight, and execution matter more than process, politics, or management overhead - You will work side by side with the CEO and a small team of world-class builders. You will own your subsystem end to end. Design it. Build it. Break it. Fix it. Validate it in the desert. Fly it. Then do it again, faster - We expect full extreme ownership. This is a high-trust, no-BS team, and everyone pulls

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