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SUPO, where required)\n\nWhy this role matters:\nAs a Systems and Software Validation Engineer, you play a vital role in bringing every satellite that reaches our Valencia production line to operational readiness. You will own the first power-on, initial software and firmware loading, and end-to-end systems verification of fully integrated SAR satellites, running automated functional, power, and bus test campaigns, diagnosing issues at the boundary between software, firmware, and electronics hardware, and ensuring configuration control on final activities. Your work lets test campaigns run independently on the line, without pulling engineers away from other teams.\nWho We Are\n ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.\nICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.\nICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.\nFounded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. \nYour day-to-day responsibilities\nExecute initial satellite power-on, firmware flashing, and subsystem communication verifications.\n\nRun, debug, and execute automated functional, power, and bus test scripts using Python, Shell, and Linux environments.\n\nWork with Git repositories to manage test code, track updates, and verify software builds.\n\nOperate mechanical and electrical ground support equipment (GSE), and troubleshoot electronic hardware, power distribution, and digital interface issues using lab instruments (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters).\n\nDiagnose whether an anomaly is a test setup issue or a genuine unit fault, and raise non-conformance reports (NCRs) in Jira.\n\nMaintain detailed test logs and accurate documentation, and ensure configuration control on final activities.\n\nAssist in managing activities related to satellite launch campaigns.\n\nActively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives - procedures, processes, tools, test automation, and 6S.\n\nAssist in training and mentoring junior technicians, and communicate proactively with team members and supervisors regarding any challenges or obstacles.\n\nWork closely with the RF Senior Technician, AIT Engineering, and Quality, ensuring clear communication so that satellite build-phase deadlines and technical specifications are met.\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nMust haves:\nRelevant university degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Space Studies, Applied Physics, Electronics, or similar, or equivalent hands-on experience in a related role.\n\n4+ years of hands-on experience setting up, debugging, and running real test benches and satellite systems or interfaces, not just executing someone else’s scripts.\n\nProficient in a Linux environment, comfortable modifying and debugging Python scripts, and working with Git.\n\nSystems thinking across avionics, power, and software, enough to tell a test setup fault from a genuine unit fault.\n\nExperience using lab equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.\n\nExcellent communication skills, with particular attention to detail in procedures, preparation, and execution.\n\nAbility to read and interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions, and schematics.\n\nProficient in English, both written and spoken, to ensure clear communication in a cross-functional environment.\n\nNice to haves:\nICEYE-specific test frameworks, satellite bus specifics, Jira and MES flow, and launch campaign procedures.\n\nSpace or satellite AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Testing) background.\n\nExperience with environmental testing (e.g. vibration/shaker rigs, thermal testing).\n\nExperience using Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence).\n\nLean & Six Sigma experience.\n\nApplication Process\nTalent Acquisition Interview\n\nHiring Manager General Interview\n\nTechnical Interview, including a Technical Challenge\n\nFinal Interview\n\nWorking at ICEYE\nAt ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.\nHow We Work (Our Values)\nMake the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.\nBe curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.\n\nSee the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.\n\nDrive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.\n\nAct as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.\n\nHave fun: What we do matters-and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.\n\nBenefits\nOur benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.\nOur Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\nWe want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.\nWe’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us-we’ll do our best to help.\nApply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. 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