ICEYE
Staff Optical Engineer
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Warsaw
Employer listed it 2 months ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 2 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Warsaw
Timezone
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Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Warsaw, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Warsaw, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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About the role
Role highlights:
Staff Optical Engineer
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Department: Engineering / Optical Systems
Reports to: Engineering Manager, Optical Systems
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Hybrid
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As Staff Optical Engineer, you will be a senior member of the tiger team shaping ICEYE's next generation of spaceborne imaging systems. Drawing on deep, hands-on experience across imaging optics, from telescopes to full camera systems, you will define how these instruments are architected, resolving the trade-offs between detector performance and optical design that determine what the system can ultimately achieve. Beyond the design work itself, you will act as a technical anchor for the wider engineering group, mentoring engineers and raising the ceiling of what the team is able to build as it takes on more ambitious optical systems.
Who We Are
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.
ICEYE 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.
ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
Steer the architecture and technical direction of the team's imaging systems as a senior member of the team, staying involved from initial concept through manufacturing, assembly, alignment, and qualification.
Shape how imaging systems come together end to end, connecting optical design decisions with detector-side elements such as focal plane assembly, and applying your experience with large optics to current and future instrument generations.
Mentor engineers across the team day to day, passing on the optical judgement and system-level thinking that will let the group take on larger, more demanding designs.
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
Extensive experience in imaging optics, ideally including cameras, space telescopes, and other imaging systems, gained across the full product lifecycle from concept and design through manufacturing, quality control, assembly, alignment, and qualification.
Knowledge of optical system design together with the detector side of the system, including focal plane and detector assemblies.
Experience working as an imaging systems architect, familiar with the trade-offs and typical architectures for imaging systems,
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- ·We’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.
- ·Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com .
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at ICEYE, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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