ICEYE
Senior System Engineer (Ground Systems Hardware)
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Espoo
Employer listed it 5 months ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 5 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Espoo
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Espoo, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Espoo, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
Senior System Engineer (Ground Systems Hardware)
Location : Espoo, Finland
Department : Platform & Release Engineering
Reports to : Platform & Release Engineering Lead
Employment type : Permanent
Workplace model : Hybrid / Office
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
Why this role matters:
As a Senior System Engineer (Ground Systems Hardware), you’ll design and validate mission-critical ground hardware systems that enable ICEYE’s satellite operations, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability across demanding environments.
Who We Are
ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.
As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.
ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
Design, integrate, and validate ground hardware systems at system level
Define and maintain hardware specifications, interfaces, and performance requirements
Conduct system modeling and identify design gaps and improvement opportunities
Own validation and acceptance testing, including test plans, setups, and final sign-off
Collaborate with product, systems, manufacturing, and operations teams to align designs with requirements
Ensure documentation accuracy, configuration control, and version management
Apply expertise in compute, power, and environmental systems to ensure reliability in operations
Drive continuous improvement of integration and testing processes
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
Requirements
- ·Understanding of ground systems, mission operations, or ISR architectures
- ·Experience in satellite, earth observation, or defense systems
- ·Application Process
- ·Recruiter screening
- ·Hiring manager interview
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 and we will 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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