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. Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day mechanical assembly and integration of satellites on the production floor
- Guide your team through structural assembly (bus structure), harness manufacturing and installation, MLI fabrication and fit, deployable mechanisms, and solar panel (SOLP) integration
- Oversee mechanical and electrical integration of subsystems into a complete spacecraft
- Be hands-on: support troubleshooting, unblock issues, and keep momentum
- Own thermal hardware integration — thermal interfaces, pads, pastes, and dissipation hardware
- Plan and run the environmental test campaign: vibration, shock, and thermal vacuum
- Ensure correct readiness and execution of deployable (antennas, solar arrays) testing, verifying that pass criteria are met.
- Improve and standardize how we assemble, integrate, and test
- Turn unclear or incomplete instructions into clear, usable work instructions, procedures, tooling, and jigs
- Reduce dependency on tribal knowledge and make execution repeatable
- Drive efficiency while protecting quality
- Ensure correct integration of all mechanical, thermal, and structural interfaces
- Maintain strong configuration control, build discipline, and traceability
- Ensure active team participation in root cause analysis (led by AIT Engineering) by identifying key non-conformances, ensuring critical issues are communicated, and driving the resolution of the most impactful non-conformances for the production line.
- Anticipate risks early and resolve them before they hit delivery
- Lead, coach, and grow a multidisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and technicians
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and pride in the product
- Shift the team from reactive problem-solving to structured, proactive execution
- Develop the right competence across structures, harness, thermal, and integration
- Act as the bridge between production and AIT engineering
- Ensure your team has clear, actionable engineering inputs
- Push for fast, practical decisions when things are unclear or blocking
- Collaborate with Quality, Planning, Mission Management, and the other two production teams (Electronics; RF, Systems & Software)
- Prepare mechanical build, integration, and test for higher production volumes
- Improve planning, predictability, and throughput
- Define and track KPIs; drive initiatives to reduce integration and test time
- Utilize Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to identify bottlenecks and optimize the end-to-end production flow.
Requirements
Must haves:
- Experience leading teams in complex hardware or system integration environments
- A hands-on mindset — comfortable being close to the product and the team
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical integration at system level — alignment, torqueing, fasteners, structural and thermal interfaces
- Good understanding of environmental test setups (vibration, shock, thermal vacuum)
- Experience with deployable structures and mechanisms (a strong plus)
- Familiarity with harness and MLI work in a high-reliability context
- Experience improving processes, not just running them
- Familiarity with production environments and scaling operations
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and turn it into clear execution
- Strong communication across engineers, technicians, and stakeholders
Conditions
- Permanent contract
- Office working model in Valencia, Spain
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
- Benefits are designed to support health and wellbeing, and offerings vary by location