Icarus · 1 hour ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $220K/yr
2+ years expIcarus is an aerospace company focused on reclaiming the Stratosphere through solar-powered aircraft. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will own the manufacturing and production of flight hardware, design and improve build processes, and partner with design engineers to enhance manufacturability and reliability.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Own the manufacturing and production of flight hardware from prototype through low-rate and scaled production
Design and improve build processes for airframes, avionics, power systems, and integration
Develop tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and quality checks that enable speed and repeatability
Partner with design engineers to make hardware more manufacturable, reliable, and scalable
Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions on build and test issues
Support integration, environmental testing, and flight operations
Help stand up production capabilities inside our El Segundo factory
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Top market salary and bonuses
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Daily lunch
Unlimited celsius
Company
Icarus
Icarus is a technology company developing solar-powered drones capable of capturing high-resolution imagery at scale.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-12-03Pre Seed· $0.5M
2023-06-20Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Henry Kwan
CEO
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