6 months ago
Espoo, FinlandSenior
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the primarily Python-based Orbit Control codebase for robustness, maintainability, and operational reliability.
- Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain ground-segment software that controls satellite orbits.
- Build and maintain software verification and validation procedures in collaboration with operations teams.
- Debug system anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.
- Improve telemetry data analysis, processing, visualization, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.
- Collaborate with orbital mechanics experts, mission teams, Staff Engineers, and Engineering Leads to translate operational needs into software solutions.
- Promote automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational monitoring practices.
- Lead complex technical initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the team’s technical direction.
Requirements
- Proven experience across the full software lifecycle, including designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining production software.
- Strong experience developing operationally critical or high-reliability software systems.
- Expertise in root-cause analysis, diagnostics, monitoring, and debugging distributed systems.
- Ability to rigorously evaluate technical options and guide engineering decisions.
- Strong understanding of automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational monitoring.
- Ability to lead complex technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional technical environments.
- Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems is preferred.
- Experience with spacecraft operations, orbital mechanics, AOCS, mission-critical aerospace systems, or telemetry and operational-insight tools is preferred.
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening, including SUPO.
Benefits
- Permanent employment in Espoo with an office/hybrid workplace model.
- Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
- Health and wellbeing benefits that vary by location and will be confirmed during the hiring process.
- Inclusive, collaborative work environment with opportunities to take ownership from day one.
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About ICEYE
ICEYE builds and operates a commercial synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) satellite constellation that provides high-revisit imagery and change-detection services for government and enterprise users. It sells tasking, data and analytics subscriptions, disaster-response solutions for insurers, and turnkey sovereign constellations that national customers can own and operate. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, ICEYE’s systems support defense and intelligence, environmental monitoring, and emergency management worldwide.