ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, owning the world's largest SAR satellite constellation.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, operating globally with over 1000 employees.
Responsibilities
Be a key founding member of the team responsible for spacecraft systems lifecycle, from design up to in-orbit validation.
Be a technical leader for thermal design and optimization of the satellite platform and interfaces between bus and payload.
Drive thermal design and simulation of the next-generation satellite, performing thermal analysis at system level.
Collaborate with subcontractors during development phase.
Specify and support qualification tests at system level.
Take ownership of thermal hardware: propose new concepts, suppliers, test and validate design.
Support assembly, integration, and test activities.
Requirements
Expert knowledge and hands-on skills in spacecraft thermal design, analysis, and optimization.
Familiarity with material science and engineering, able to guide material selection for space environment (outgassing, thermal cycling, thermoelastic effects).
Experience with structural and thermo-mechanical analysis.
Familiarity with testing methods such as TVAC and/or thermal balance testing.
Experience in precise thermal stability control.
Hands-on experience with thermal spacecraft hardware: heat pipes, surface treatments, MLI, active thermal control components.
Knowledge of Systema-Thermica, ESATAN, Thermal Desktop, and/or Simcenter 3D.
Good understanding of spacecraft dynamics, orbital movement, orbit evolution.
Nice to haves: thermal design for high-precision optical systems, electric propulsion systems, vacuum and cryogenic applications.
Conditions
Location: Warsaw, Poland.
Hybrid.
Permanent employment.
Subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required).