ICEYE
Senior RF Engineer, Radar Payload Team
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Espoo
Employer listed it 6 months ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 6 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Espoo
Timezone
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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
Title : Senior RF Engineer, Radar Payload Team
Location : Espoo, Finland
Department : Spacecraft Hardware
Reports to : Radar Payload Team Lead
Employment type : Permanent
Workplace model : Hybrid
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
Why this role matters:
As a Senior RF Engineer, you’ll own end-to-end RF hardware development for ICEYE’s radar payloads, enabling high-performance SAR capabilities that deliver actionable intelligence from space in near real time.
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
Own RF subsystems across the radar chain, including Tx/Rx, front-end, frequency conversion, LO and filtering stages, and interfaces to digital
Translate mission needs into RF requirements, architecture trades, and implementable hardware designs
Design, simulate, and validate RF circuits for X-band and above, ensuring performance aligns with system targets
Execute hands-on lab work, including bring-up, debugging, root-cause analysis, and RF performance tuning
Run EM and circuit simulations and correlate results with measurements to de-risk designs
Create and review schematics and PCB layouts with RF-critical considerations such as impedance control, grounding, and isolation
Define and execute verification strategies, including test plans, validation, and acceptance criteria
Drive technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver flight-ready hardware
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
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 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.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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