Flight Operations Crew Chief

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.

The Flight Operations Crew Chief owns aircraft readiness. You assemble, prepare, inspect, and maintain our aircraft so they are safe and ready every time they go to the line. You are the person the team trusts to say the aircraft is ready to fly. When something is wrong with the airframe, you are the one who finds it and fixes it.

Mission

Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

What you’ll do

Prepare the aircraft

• Assemble, configure, and prepare aircraft for flight, including mechanical assembly, avionics connections, and payload setup.
• Run preflight inspections and checklists, and make t