Production Team Lead

The role

You will lead the day-to-day execution of Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Testing activities for spacecraft and optical payloads. You will manage production teams, resources, and schedules while establishing production management systems and continuous improvement processes.

What you will do

• Lead the day-to-day execution of Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Testing (MAIT) activities.
• Lead and develop the production team, setting priorities and performance expectations.
• Manage daily production execution, including capacity, resources, flow, schedule, and readiness.
• Establish daily management routines, visual management, and performance tracking.
• Drive production ramp-up, readiness, and continuous improvement.
• Apply Lean manufacturing principles to improve productivity, quality, flow, and repeatability.
• Identify and resolve production issues through structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Ensure production processes, work instructions, tooling, equipment, and resources are ready.
• Work with AIT Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Logistics to ensure successful builds.
• Drive a culture of safety, quality, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, integration, or testing of complex hardware.
• Proven experience leading production or manufacturing teams, including people management.
• Experience in aerospace, space, aircraft, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting production ramp-up, new factory setup, or new production line introduction.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies, including 5S, Kaizen, standard work, or visual management.
• Experience with capacity planning, takt time, line balancing, or production flow optimization.
• Experience working with MES, ERP, test data management, or similar production systems.
• Experience working with complex hardware in cleanroom or controlled manufacturing environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including structured root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Understanding of production flow and push/pull production systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• Experience with satellite assembly, integration, and testing.
• Experience with optical payload integration or other high-precision hardware.
• Experience with Value Stream Mapping (VSM) or other advanced Lean tools.
• Experience with NPI, industrialization, or product ramp-up.
• Experience working closely with Engineering teams during new product introduction or production industrialization.
• Experience with manufacturing quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, or process capability.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
• This is a talent pool posting.
• We expect this role to open formally in Q4 2026.
• Application process includes Talent Acquisition interview, Hiring manager interview, Technical interview including a technical challenge, and Hiring team + director-level interview.

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.