Engineering Operations Coordinator

The role

You will support the Engineering Operations Lead with planning, tracking, documentation, and follow-up for cross-functional engineering teams. You will work within a R&D program in the European New Space and New Defense industry.

What you will do

• Support the Engineering Operations Lead in daily operations and activity planning.
• Follow up with internal and external stakeholders on actions, deliverables and deadlines.
• Prepare agendas, take minutes and track actions and decisions for technical meetings and reviews.
• Help assemble the right experts for technical decisions and keep a clear record of outcomes.
• Assist with the work breakdown structure (WBS) and keep it up to date.
• Maintain and update the project timeline and milestone trackers.
• Maintain the risk and issue register and prepare inputs for risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Support configuration management activities including document control, baselines and change tracking.
• Track the status of critical orders and long-lead items.
• Coordinate information flow between Engineering and AIT.

Required qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Science or Engineering.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with planning and tracking tools (for example Jira, Confluence, MS Project or similar) and spreadsheets.
• Ability to work with limited information, make reasonable assumptions and adjust as things become clear.
• Proactive mindset.

Nice to have

• Experience in space, defense, aerospace or other hardware engineering environments.
• Exposure to configuration management, AIT or supply chain processes.
• Familiarity with WBS, scheduling and risk management methods.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
• Talent Attraction Screening
• Hiring Manager Screening
• Onsite workshop
• Interview with Leadership

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. They own the world's largest and most advanced SAR satellite constellation.