About the company
ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth. ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system. ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future. Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the AIT Engineering team, providing technical direction, mentoring, and clear priorities.
- Lead the assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft systems, acting as the technical focal point during spacecraft builds.
- Support the integration and validation of externally supplied optical payloads into the spacecraft platform.
- Combine technical leadership with hands-on involvement in spacecraft integration, testing, troubleshooting, and verification.
- Ensure AIT readiness before builds, including tools, GSE, procedures, documentation, hardware, and engineering support.
- Drive structured problem-solving and root cause analysis of integration and test issues, ensuring lessons learned are fed back into Engineering and production.
- Act as the bridge between Production and Engineering, translating design requirements into practical, manufacturable, and testable integration processes.
- Work closely with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Quality, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to resolve integration challenges.
- Define and continuously improve AIT processes, procedures, test methods, tooling, fixtures, and technical documentation.
- Support production ramp-up by improving integration efficiency, repeatability, reliability, and scalability.
- Mentor engineers and build strong technical capabilities within the AIT organization.
Requirements
Must haves:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in spacecraft AIT, system integration, testing, or production of complex hardware systems.
- Strong experience with spacecraft integration and system-level testing across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Experience with optical systems, optomechanics, optical payloads, or Earth Observation systems.
- Experience working with complex precision hardware in cleanroom or controlled environments.
- Strong system-level understanding across mechanical, electrical, optical, and systems engineering.
- Experience with DFM / DFT principles and translating design requirements into manufacturable and testable solutions.
- Experience with AIT processes, test procedures, verification, and technical documentation.
- Experience with GSE, tooling, fixtures, or test setups used for integration and testing.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, including structured root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Experience working with MES, ERP, test data management, or similar production systems.
- Experience with Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong understanding of configuration-controlled production and engineering environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong written and spoken English.
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with optical alignment and metrology, including focus, tilt, centering, boresight, interferometry, collimators, or MTF.
- Experience supporting environmental testing, such as thermal vacuum, vibration, or EMC.
- Experience working with external suppliers or partners, particularly payload suppliers.
- Experience supporting products from prototype through production ramp-up.
- Experience with PDR, CDR, PRR, or equivalent technical and production readiness reviews.
- Experience with PFMEA, process capability, or other manufacturing engineering tools.
Conditions
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Working model: On-site
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)