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# Buyer/Planner, Electrical at Icarus

- **Company:** Icarus
- **Location:** El Segundo, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus/jobs/5475959008

## 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. You will help build the supply chain that makes this possible.

Mission

Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.

## The role

You will own both buying and supply planning for the electrical parts that keep our aircraft operating. Your scope includes avionics, RF hardware, payload electronics, solar cells and modules, batteries, wire, connectors, and interconnects. You will work with the Head of Supply Chain, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to get the right parts to the line when they are needed.

## What you’ll own

- Electrical material planning. Turn build schedules, BOMs, engineering changes, and spares demand into purchase requirements and delivery plans.
- Purchasing execution. Run RFQs, compare quotes, place and maintain purchase orders, confirm acknowledgements, and follow orders through receipt.
- Supplier follow-through. Track commitments, escalate shortages early, and recover late deliveries with specific actions and dates.
- Inventory parameters. Maintain lead times, reorder points, order quantities, and safety-stock assumptions in ION.
- Technical alignment. Work with electrical engineering on part specifications, alternates, lifecycle risks, and approved changes.
- Supply continuity. Identify long-lead and sole-source exposure and support the Head of Supply Chain on mitigation plans.
- Accurate records. Keep supplier, item, pricing, and order data current; resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies with warehouse and finance.
- Build readiness. Bring clear material status and prioritized shortages to regular clear-to-build reviews.

## What we’re looking for

- 3+ years of purchasing, material planning, or related supply chain experience supporting hardware manufacturing.
- Experience procuring electrical or electronic components and working with technical suppliers.
- Comfort reading BOMs, comparing specifications, and asking engineering the right questions.
- Practical ERP/MRP experience and strong spreadsheet skills.
- Ability to manage changing demand, long lead times, and multiple open orders without losing commitments.
- Strong supplier communication, attention to detail, and personal ownership of delivery outcomes.
- Ability to work at our El Segundo factory five days a week.

Bonus

- Experience with avionics, RF, batteries, solar components, PCBAs, or cable and harness suppliers.
- Worked in aerospace, defense, robotics, or a hardware startup.
- Experience with ION, electronics lifecycle management, or alternate-source qualification.

Our culture = elite sports team. Winning = having fun

- Hyperfocus
- Extreme Ownership
- Radical Transparency

## Why Icarus

- Meaningful equity
- Competitive pay 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

Hiring process

- Phone screen
- One-on-one with CEO
- Meet the team in-person

US salary range

$100,000 - $140,000 USD

The salary range for this role reflects base salary only. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related skills, experience, education and/or training, and business considerations. Equity is 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.

## About Icarus

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Icarus builds solar-powered, autonomous stratospheric aircraft (called "birds") that operate above 60,000 feet for weeks at a time, providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, and connectivity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed VC stage)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, United States (also has a flight test area in the Mojave Desert)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Henry Kwan (founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense & Space Manufacturing / Aerospace
- **Target customers**: Government and defense agencies (ISR, communications), plus commercial sectors such as agriculture, construction, energy, insurance, transportation, and urban planning.
- **Mission/purpose**: "Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere."

## Products & Services
- **[APOLLO](https://www.icarus.one/)**: A fully solar-powered, autonomous aircraft that flies at ~60,000 ft for weeks without landing. It offers persistent wide-area coverage (7,500 km²), ultra-low latency (5–10 ms, fiber-like), direct-to-device high-bandwidth connectivity, and real-time high-resolution sensing. Deployed in hours, reusable and upgradeable. Type: Hardware (UAV) + Service (data/connectivity).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding raised – $500,000 (as of latest Pre-Seed round in Dec 2025)
- **Notable Investors**: Y Combinator (lead investor in latest round), Pioneer Fund, xTech Accelerator, Transpose Platform, Predictive Venture Partners, and others (11+ investors total)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 48 employees (as of mid-2026) with +17.6% monthly growth.
  - Active Job Postings: 11, with quarterly growth of +266.7%.
  - First aircraft (APOLLO) successfully flew in 2024 — "no hype, just hardware in the sky."
  - Scaling from R&D to manufacturing and deployment, with a factory in El Segundo.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Stratospheric persistence**: Weeks-long endurance without refueling, unlike satellites (intermittent passes) or drones (limited endurance).
- **Ultra-low latency**: 5–10 ms direct-to-device communication, compared to 25–60 ms for LEO satellites.
- **Weather-immune and threat-resistant**: Operates above weather and most threats, providing continuous coverage.
- **Cost-effective**: Fraction of the cost of satellite-based solutions.
- **Rapid deployment**: Can be airborne in hours, no orbital launch constraints.
- **Full vertical integration**: Designs, manufactures, assembles, and tests everything in-house (L.A. headquarters and Mojave test site).

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the team across engineering, manufacturing, flight operations, and business.
- Transitioning from prototype to operational deployment (APOLLO in active service).
- Building out a mesh network of stratospheric birds for global persistent coverage.
- Maintaining a "high signal-to-noise" ratio: prioritizing engineers over management, extreme ownership, and rapid iteration.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as an "elite sports team" — high-trust, no-BS, radical transparency, idea meritocracy, extreme ownership. You will work directly with the CEO and own subsystems end-to-end.
- **Work environment**: On-site in El Segundo, CA (engineering, manufacturing, and business nerve center), with frequent field testing in the Mojave Desert (early mornings, hands-on).
- **What you'll do**: Design, build, break, fix, validate, and fly real hardware. No slide decks, no fake projects, minimal meetings.
- **Perks & rewards**:
  - Meaningful equity
  - Top-of-market salary and bonuses
  - Health, dental, and vision insurance
  - Daily lunch and unlimited Celsius
  - Dream desk setup
  - Factory in El Segundo
- **Hiring process**: Technical interview → one-on-one with CEO → meet the team in-person.
- **Open roles**: Manufacturing, Engineering (mechanical, electrical, GNC, RF, software, embedded), Flight Operations, Business Operations, and more.

## Sources
1. [icarus.one](https://www.icarus.one/) – Company homepage, product details
2. [icarus.one/about](https://www.icarus.one/about) – About page, founding story, team, locations
3. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/icarus) – Careers page, job listings, culture description
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/icarusone) – Funding info, investors, headquarters
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/icarusindustries) – Employee count, growth, company details, financials

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