Flight Software Team Lead

Role highlights:

Flight Software Team Lead

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Department: Flight Software / Optical Payload

Reports to: Director Flight Software

Employment type: Permanent

Workplace model: Hybrid

Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Why this role matters:

As a Flight Software Team Lead, you’ll build and lead a new team developing flight software for ICEYE’s Optical Payload, enabling reliable, high-performance data collection from space that supports mission-critical Earth Observation and ISR capabilities.

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

• Build and lead a new Flight Software team in Warsaw, setting direction and supporting team growth

• Mentor and guide engineers through feedback, planning, and hands-on technical leadership

• Develop and oversee payload flight software including hardware interfaces, telemetry, updates, and system services

• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, FPGA, systems, ground software, test, AIT, and operations teams

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• Experience developing software for Linux-based embedded systems

• Strong programming skills in C, C++, or Rust

• Experience mentoring, supporting, or leading software engineers