Propulsion Operations Engineer

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.

• Oversee propulsion operations, including commissioning and orbit raising activities.
• Handle on-orbit and on-ground anomalies related to propulsion systems, coordinating with hardware suppliers on required actions.
• Participate in the definition and improvement of propulsion verification activities on ground.
• Participate in the definition and improvement of operational procedures related to propulsion.

• BS in Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
• Basic understanding of orbital dynamics.
• Basic understanding of the fundamentals of electric propulsion.
• Experience working with electric propulsion on an analytic or conceptual basis (e.g. thesis, final year research project, or similar).
• Working knowledge of Python and Git.

• Experience working with electric propulsion hardware.
• Experience with libraries and/or software used to answer flight dynamics questions (e.g. STK, GMAT).

• At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.