Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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.

What you'll do

• Build and ship flight-critical embedded software for long-endurance stratospheric aircraft
• Own embedded subsystems end to end : architecture, implementation, bring-up, debugging, test, and flight validation
• Write firmware for MCU-based avionics, sensors, actuators, power systems, and comms interfaces
• Integrate sensors and peripherals (IMU, GNSS, air data, magnetometer, servos, radios) and build reliable drivers and middleware
• Design robust telemetry, logging, and health monitoring to support long-duration autonomous operations
• Build test harnesses, HIL hooks, and automation that makes iteration loops faster
• Support integration, production bring-up, and flight ops in the desert

What we're looking for

Why Icarus

This is not a normal engineering job

No tourists. No bystanders. Only builders.

Hiring process

US salary range

$120,000 - $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Icarus' total compensation package.

We're an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.