Satellite Systems, Software Verification Team Lead

The role

You will lead the final verification of satellites, including functional and end-to-end system checkout. You will manage a team of 5 technicians to perform software loading, validation, and RF testing.

What you will do

• Own satellite-level verification after integration
• Lead troubleshooting, isolate faults, and unblock issues
• Own onboard software loading, validation and checkout
• Maintain and improve test scripts, test automation and software-supported verification flows
• Oversee RF testing in the anechoic chamber
• Plan, execute and report system-level functional tests and inspections
• Maintain configuration control, build discipline and full traceability
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace quality standards such as ECSS
• Develop work instructions, test procedures and checklists
• Lead, coach and grow a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians

Required qualifications

• A degree in electronics, telecommunications or electrical engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Hands-on experience testing, validating or verifying complex electronic systems, at unit or system level
• Working software knowledge: scripting (ideally Python), loading and configuring software on hardware, version and configuration control
• Experience leading or coordinating a technical team in a hands-on environment
• Ability to read schematics, assembly drawings and test procedures
• Clear communication with engineers, technicians and stakeholders, in fluent English

Nice to have

• Experience in space, aerospace, defence or another high-reliability industry
• RF test experience (spectrum or network analysers, signal generators, anechoic chambers)
• Familiarity with ECSS, NASA-STD or similar standards (such as DO-178C, ISO 26262 or EN 50128)
• Test automation frameworks (such as TestStand, LabVIEW or pytest)
• Experience scaling a test or production process

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
• Technical Interview, including a Technical Challenge

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, delivering persistent monitoring capabilities via the world's largest and most advanced SAR satellite constellation. Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees.