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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Icarus's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Icarus's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Icarus
- high 21 stale, 3 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 32 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Icarus's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Icarus.
About this role
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Icarus, you will be responsible for deploying with aircraft and ground systems to various testing environments, ensuring they are operational. Your role includes troubleshooting hardware and software issues, conducting flight tests, training operators, and providing feedback to engineering teams. You will work closely with various technical teams and be expected to operate independently in high-pressure situations while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Icarus as an employer.
What you need
- 2+ years supporting, deploying, or operating real hardware systems in the field (aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomy, or hardware startups)
- Strong hands-on troubleshooting across hardware, software, and networking
- Comfortable with networking fundamentals and software/hardware setup and configuration
- A track record of operating independently in ambiguous, high-pressure environments
- Strong communication skills
- Willingness to travel frequently and operate out of test ranges, airfields, and remote locations for extended periods
Nice to have
- Military operations experience, especially in aviation or aviation-adjacent communities
What you get
- Meaningful equity
- Top market salary and bonuses
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Factory in El Segundo
- Daily lunch
- Unlimited celsius
Worth weighing
- No salary listed beyond the range of $120,000 - $220,000
- This is a hands-on hardware and field role, not a desk software job
- Expectations for extreme ownership and high-pressure performance
- The role requires frequent travel and working in remote locations
Summarised from Icarus's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Icarus on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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