ICEYE
Engineering Lead, Orbit Determination
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Espoo
Employer listed it 5 months ago · Added 5 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
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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 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
Role highlights:
Engineering Lead - Orbit Determination
Location: Espoo
Department: Spacecraft Analysis, Orbit and Attitude Control / Engineering
Reports to: Engineering Manager, AOCS
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Hybrid
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As an Engineering Lead - Orbit Determination, you’ll lead a small (4-10 people) multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering accurate and reliable orbit determination capabilities that underpin ICEYE’s satellite operations. Your work ensures timely and precise satellite position data, enabling mission-critical systems such as image acquisition, planning, ground station communications, and on-orbit collision avoidance.
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
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team delivering orbit determination software and services
Own delivery, prioritization, and roadmap alignment in collaboration with product and domain stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement of orbit determination capabilities including accuracy, latency, and scalability
Support team growth through mentoring, hiring, and effective workload distribution aligned with individual strengths
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams delivering complex software systems
Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices including deployment, observability, and release processes
Experience with cloud and on-prem environments using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
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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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