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IcarusIcarusEl Segundo, CA

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Deploys to test sites and customer environments to integrate, troubleshoot, and iterate on flight hardware/software. Debugs avionics, RF, power, software, and mechanical issues under pressure; executes flight tests with high autonomy. Requires 2+ years field experience in aerospace/hardware.

120k – 220k
On-site2+ YOESolutions Architecture

About the role

What you’ll do

  • Deploy forward with aircraft, ground systems, and engineers to real-world test sites and customer environments
  • Own on-site integration, troubleshooting, and rapid iteration of flight hardware and software
  • Act as the connective tissue between flight operations, engineering, and customers
  • Debug avionics, RF, power, software, and mechanical issues in the field under time pressure
  • Execute flight tests, demos, and exercises with minimal support and high autonomy
  • Collect ground truth, flight data, and operator feedback and drive it back into the product
  • Support customer training, mission planning, and operational workflows

What we’re looking for

  • 2+ years working on real systems in the field (aerospace, robotics, defense, autonomy, or hardware startups)
  • Strong hands-on debugging skills across hardware and software
  • Comfort working across disciplines: avionics, RF, embedded software, mechanical systems, and ops
  • Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, high-pressure environments
  • Strong communication skills with engineers, operators, and customers
  • Willingness to travel frequently and operate out of test ranges, airfields, and remote locations

Compensation

US salary range: $120,000 - $220,000 USD (base salary; highly competitive equity grants included)

Skills

AvionicsRfEmbedded SoftwarePower SystemsMechanical SystemsDebuggingFlight TestingGncPower ElectronicsEnergy Storage
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