Engineering Supply Chain Manager (Mechanical)

The role

You will support hardware engineering teams by managing the supply chain for mechanical systems and structures. You will identify long lead items, secure critical materials, and manage procurement for prototypes and production.

What you will do

• Serve as the hands-on supply chain counterpart for mechanical engineering teams.
• Identify and secure long lead items, critical raw materials and complex parts.
• Translate early-stage concepts and evolving BOMs into actionable sourcing steps.
• Provide engineers with real-time insights on material and component availability.
• Own project procurement of machined parts, structural elements, composite parts, and hardware.
• Run fast quoting and supplier selection for prototypes and builds.
• Find alternative suppliers, processes or materials during shortages.
• Set stock levels and material availability plans for development and prototype builds.
• Work closely with machine shops, composite fabricators and material distributors.
• Coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, program management, and operations.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience in mechanical sourcing, procurement or engineering supply chain roles in fast-moving hardware environments.
• Strong procurement understanding of machined and composites parts, special processes, engineering materials and prototyping flows.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in startup-like conditions: tight deadlines, shifting priorities, incomplete information, and rapid cycles.
• Hands-on experience running purchasing and material management through an ERP system.
• Confident negotiator, commercially and technically, able to influence engineers, program managers and suppliers without formal authority.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and negotiation abilities.

Nice to have

• Experience in space, aerospace, defence, hardware startups or other deep-tech R&D environments.
• Engineering Mechanical Background, knowledge of the tools (such as CAD) and technical understanding/background of designs.
• Exposure to taking a hardware design from prototype into series production.
• Existing relationships with machine shops, fabricators, special process providers and material distributors.
• Familiarity with rapid-prototyping suppliers and global component marketplaces

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
• Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process

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.