Head of Supply Chain & Business Operations

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.

Head of Operations

Icarus is hiring a Head of Operations to help turn a fast-moving aerospace startup into a world-class hardware company.

You will work directly with the CEO to build the operating system of the company: people, facilities, manufacturing operations, supply chain, finance operations, legal/admin, recruiting operations, business rhythm, and the internal systems required to scale from a small team of builders into a category-defining aerospace company.

This is a wartime operations role.

You will operate across the factory floor, leadership team, engineering, manufacturing, finance, government programs, and recruiting.

Own company operations across facilities, people operations, recruiting operations, vendor management, procurement, finance/admin workflows, legal coordination, and internal systems.

Build the operating cadence of the company: weekly leadership meetings, department rhythms, KPI tracking, company goals, hiring plans, project follow-through, and accountability loops.

Help scale our El Segundo factory into a high-output aerospace manufacturing and flight-test operation.

Build lightweight systems for onboarding, purchasing, inventory, facilities, documentation, compliance, security, IT, and internal communication.

Drive special projects for the CEO, especially cross-functional projects that do not fit neatly into one department but are critical to the company.

Help prepare the company for the next stage of growth, including larger facilities, more complex programs, more hires, more customers, and higher operational intensity.

You can operate at 60,000 feet and on the factory floor in the same day.

You can manage chaos, make decisions with incomplete information, and create clarity for the team.

Prior experience in startups, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, hardware, operations, consulting, finance, or military leadership is helpful, but not required. A lot of equity

Top market salary and bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture

Engineering, manufacturing, flight, and execution matter more than process, politics, or management overhead.

You will help build the company behind the aircraft: the factory, the team, the systems, the rhythm, the culture, and the operational backbone that lets us move faster than companies 10x our size.

No fake projects. Just real execution, real hardware, real flight, and real company-building.

We expect results and an obsession with quality and speed.

Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Icarus' total compensation package.

We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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