Mission Delivery Engineer Portugal

The role

You will support the delivery of complex Satellite Mission programs end-to-end. You will act as the technical interface between customers and engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure mission requirements are met.

What you will do

• Capture, baseline, and flow down customer technical requirements to engineering teams
• Act as a single accountable technical interface for customers
• Plan and execute system integration, verification, and validation activities
• Maintain configuration and interface control across all mission segments
• Identify, escalate, and resolve technical risks and discrepancies
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams
• Deliver technical documentation including CONOPS, ICDs, and verification matrices

Required qualifications

• 5+ years' experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs in advanced technology environments
• Ability to own the technical customer interface and manage senior stakeholders
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, and configuration control
• Involvement in system integration, verification and validation (V&V) planning and execution
• Cross-functional technical coordination skills
• Experience carrying out analysis and mission design using software packages such as STK, SaVoir, MONTE or GMAT
• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Degree in engineering, systems engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
• Must have or be able to obtain required security clearances

Nice to have

• Experience in Earth Observation (EO), SAR, or remote sensing
• Background in space mission systems or satellite ground segment development
• Experience working with government or defence customers on classified or sovereign programs
• Knowledge of hardware/software integration, API control, and embedded systems
• Familiarity with ESA or equivalent program documentation frameworks
• Advanced degree (Master's) or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PgMP, INCOSE CSEP)

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Must be eligible and able to attain relevant national and NATO security clearances
• Initial screening call with Talent Attraction
• Hiring Manager interview with Mission Program Director
• Case Study & Interview Sales Engineering Director
• Final interview with SVP Missions

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, delivering persistent monitoring capabilities via a large SAR satellite constellation. Founded and headquartered in Finland, it operates globally with over 1000 employees.