# Quality Engineer

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. Mission Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere. Levels We are hiring at Level I, Level II, and Level III through this posting. Your level will be determined during the interview process based on your technical skills, relevant experience, and demonstrated scope of ownership. What you’ll do Own build quality from incoming parts through aircraft assembly, working hands-on with manufacturing, engineering, test, and supply chain. Create practical inspection criteria for purchased parts, composite structures, avionics, wiring, and mechanical assemblies; establish first-article checks for new suppliers and design changes. Contain and document nonconforming material, coordinate engineering disposition, and verify corrective actions before the issue reaches another build. Work directly with suppliers to resolve recurring defects and im

- **Id**: 3903592
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/icarus-quality-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: El Segundo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T21:37:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T02:56:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5532
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 678654
- **Name**: Icarus
- **Domain**: icarus.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/icarus-3>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 79
- **Open postings**: 26
- **Ghost share**: 0.269
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 91
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 100000
- **Max**: 140000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 140000

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T01:50:26Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 91
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 140000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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