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IcarusIcarusEl Segundo, CA

Embedded Software Engineer

Build and own flight-critical embedded software for solar-powered stratospheric aircraft. Requires 1+ years of real embedded systems experience, strong C/C++ skills, RTOS or bare-metal firmware, and hands-on debugging with hardware interfaces.

100k – 160k
On-site1+ YOEEmbedded Engineering

About the role

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

  • 1+ years working with real embedded systems — professional experience, internships or research (aerospace, robotics, automotive, defense, or similarly high-reliability domains)
  • Strong C/C++ fundamentals and comfort working close to hardware
  • Experience with RTOS or bare-metal firmware, interrupts, timing, and deterministic systems
  • Experience with common embedded interfaces and protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet)
  • Strong debugging skills using scopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and real-world fault reproduction
  • Comfort moving fast, owning outcomes, and troubleshooting in the field

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

Skills

CC++RtosBare-Metal FirmwareSpiI2CUartCanEthernetJtagLogic AnalyzersOscilloscopesMcuAvionicsHil

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