--- title: 'Production Team Lead, Satellite Electronics Subsystems at ICEYE' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/production-team-lead-satellite-electronics-subsystems-iceye-espoo-zv07ydgjr9mb' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-29' --- # Production Team Lead, Satellite Electronics Subsystems at ICEYE - **Company:** [ICEYE](https://feeny.ai/companies/iceye) - **Location:** Espoo, Finland - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/iceye/71e209c3-f5ee-4267-8351-a68adac0b564 ## Job description Production Team Lead, Satellite Electronics Subsystems ## Role highlights - Title: Production Team Lead, Satellite Subsystems (Electronics, Battery and Software Integration) - Department: Global Manufacturing Organisation - Location: Espoo, Finland - Reports to: Head of Subassemblies - Employment type: Permanent - Workplace model: On-site - Employment is subject to applicable security screening (including SUPO, where required) Lead Today's Production. Engineer Tomorrow's Systems. Before launch, ICEYE satellites rely on complex electronics, battery packs, and flight software. Today, these critical workflows depend heavily on manual assembly and verification. To support our rapid growth, we are seeking a Production Team Lead to modernize, scale, and own this end-to-end area, enabling exponential output while ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and operational simplicity. Leading teams across electronics, batteries, software, and testing, you will utilize dedicated capital resources to build an automated, data-driven production environment. ## What you will own - Daily Operations: Lead manufacturing across electronics assembly, battery fabrication, software loading, integration, and functional testing while upholding safety, quality, cost, and throughput standards. - Production Architecture: Standardize workflows, takt times, line layouts, and kitting to deliver predictable, repeatable cycle times. - New Product Introduction (NPI): Scale new subsystem designs and next-gen satellite platforms from R&D to high-rate production, ensuring tooling, test, and workforce readiness. - Automation & Digital Manufacturing: Champion automated functional testing, scripted software deployment, unit-level data logging, and full electronic revision traceability. - Hardware-Software Integration: Optimize workflows spanning assembly, functional testing, firmware flashing, and systemic validation to ensure flawless alignment between software releases and hardware revisions. - DFM/DFT & Continuous Improvement: Participate in design reviews, translating floor-level yield and test metrics into continuous design and manufacturing enhancements. - Risk & Quality Controls: Embed best practices for battery handling, state-of-charge management, ESD protection, FOD control, and cleanroom disciplines directly into daily operations. - Leadership & Development: Recruit, train, certify (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, ESD), and mentor a team of 10–15 technicians using visual management and Lean frameworks. ## What you bring Required Qualifications - 5+ years of assembly and testing experience in electronics, battery systems, avionics, rf within high-reliability sectors (aerospace, defense, EV, or robotics). - Proven leadership experience managing and coaching 10–15 technicians in fast-paced production environments. - Strong practical electronics expertise: interpreting schematics/drawings, operating diagnostic equipment, and isolating root causes. - Software integration experience: firmware flashing, version control, configuration management, automated log parsing, and test script execution (e.g., Python). - Foundational knowledge of battery safety and handling protocols, including state-of-charge management. - Applied mastery of Lean manufacturing principles (standardized work, takt time, root-cause analysis) with a track record of driving operational improvements. - Strong analytical problem-solving skills and professional English communication abilities. Technical Domains Managed You will lead and collaborate with experts across PCB design, embedded software, battery electrochemistry, RF testing, and environmental testing. Specialized background in any of these areas is a plus. ## Preferred Qualifications High-rate manufacturing background; experience implementing automated test systems or software deployment pipelines; active J-STD-001/IPC-A-610 Trainer certifications; familiarity with ECSS/NASA standards; experience with MES, ERP, or PLM platforms. The bar We are looking for a forward-thinking leader who blends operational rigor with a systems-engineering mindset—proactively eliminating manual bottlenecks, addressing root-cause defects, and continuously optimizing manufacturing efficiency. Who this is not for - Professionals seeking to administer legacy processes rather than design, build, and scale new operational frameworks. - Candidates who prefer strict boundaries between hardware and software engineering domains. - Desk-bound managers—this role requires an active, engaging daily presence on the cleanroom production floor. ## Why ICEYE ICEYE designs, manufactures, and operates the world's largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. We build our satellites in-house and are actively scaling manufacturing capabilities for next-generation constellations. - Direct Impact: Drive production for core satellite subsystems that directly govern our constellation's global growth rate. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work side by side with hardware design, software engineering, and satellite integration teams co-located in our Espoo facility. - Capital Support: Access dedicated budget and capital backing to implement state-of-the-art automated test setups and manufacturing technology. Practicalities and how to apply - Location: Espoo, Finland (on-site production floor role with occasional site travel). - Language & Relocation: International English-speaking workplace; relocation support provided where applicable. Please submit your CV along with a one-page summary highlighting a major engineering or production challenge you led and solved—detailing the baseline, strategic actions, and measurable results achieved. ## About ICEYE ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: ICEYE builds and operates the world’s largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, delivering persistent, day-and-night, all-weather Earth observation data and sovereign intelligence capabilities to governments and commercial customers. - **Entity Type**: Private (raised over €1B in total funding, latest round led by a €1B funding announcement) - **Headquarters**: Espoo, Finland - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Rafal Modrzewski (CEO) and Pekka Laurila (Chief Strategy Officer) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Space & Satellite Technology, Earth Observation, Defense & Intelligence, Insurance, Natural Disaster Response, Environmental Monitoring - **Target customers**: B2G (governments, defense, intelligence agencies), B2B (insurance companies, emergency management, environmental agencies, commercial enterprises) - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.” ICEYE believes in unlocking the potential of SAR data to make it more accessible for governments, companies, organizations, and people. ## Products & Services - **SAR Satellite Constellation**: The world’s largest and most advanced synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation, providing imagery and data in any weather, day or night, with daily and sub-daily revisit times. - **Sovereign Intelligence Systems**: ICEYE offers governments the ability to operate their own dedicated constellation as a sovereign system, providing proven capability for defense and national security. - **Government Solutions – Flood Insights & Wildfire Insights**: Near real-time building-level impact assessments that blend SAR data with damage analysis, enabling emergency teams to quickly assess damage, deploy resources, and improve recovery outcomes. - **Natural Catastrophe Solutions for Insurance**: Building-level data enabling insurers to rapidly evaluate risks and respond effectively to floods, wildfires, and other extreme events. - **Defense & National Security Intelligence**: Actionable intelligence for strategic responses to emerging threats, empowering nations to safeguard their people and national interests. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding raised — over **€1 billion** (as of the latest funding round, which ICEYE describes as a €1B funding round leading a new era of sovereign intelligence from space). Additionally, ICEYE secured a **€300 million revolving credit facility** to support continued growth. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not fully detailed in provided sources, but the company has closed multiple large funding rounds and credit facilities from institutional investors. Key partners include governments in defense, intelligence, insurance, and emergency management across Finland, Poland, Spain, Germany, the UK, Australia, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. - **Growth Signals**: - Over **1,000 employees** globally, from more than 45 (or 75) nationalities. - Offices across Finland, Poland, Spain, Germany, the UK, Australia, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. - Appointed **Eric Jensen** as Chief Operating Officer. - ISO 27001:2022 (information security) and ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) certified. - Satellites can be launch-ready within 15–24 months, enabling rapid constellation expansion. ## Competitive Advantages - **World’s largest SAR constellation**: Unmatched scale and revisit frequency (daily/sub-daily) compared to competitors. - **All-weather, day/night capability**: SAR technology pierces through clouds, smoke, and darkness, providing reliable data regardless of conditions. - **Sovereign offering**: Unique ability to sell entire constellations as sovereign systems to governments, creating deep, long-term partnerships. - **Proven commercial traction**: Deep integration with insurance and emergency management workflows, delivering quantifiable, building-level impact assessments. - **Strong certifications**: ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 provide customer assurance on security and quality. - **Speed to orbit**: Small, agile satellites enable rapid deployment (15–24 months from order to launch), a key differentiator in the space industry. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling the constellation**: Continuing to expand the SAR satellite fleet to improve revisit times and global coverage. - **Sovereign intelligence**: Growing the “constellation-as-a-service” model for governments seeking independent space-based intelligence capabilities. - **Natural catastrophe resilience**: Deepening partnerships with insurers and emergency management agencies to improve community resilience and disaster response. - **National security**: Enhancing defense and intelligence offerings for governments worldwide. - **Global expansion**: Growing regional presence and operations across Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, and the Middle East. - **Commercial diversification**: Expanding into new verticals beyond defense and insurance, such as environmental monitoring and critical infrastructure. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven impact**: Employees work on challenges that matter — enabling faster disaster response, protecting communities, and strengthening national security. - **Fast-paced ownership culture**: “At ICEYE, you take ownership early. You move fast, solve hard problems, and work alongside driven experts who care deeply about impact.” — ICEYE Careers page. - **Multicultural & diverse**: Colleagues from over 45 (or 75) nationalities, creating a truly international “NewSpace” environment. - **Values-driven**: Culture built on curiosity, collaboration, acting as one, seeing the big picture, driving effective teamwork, and having fun. - **Hybrid & remote flexibility**: Many roles are hybrid (combining office time with remote work), and some are fully remote within specific countries or time zones. Exact setup depends on the role and team. - **Benefits**: - Occupational healthcare, occupational and accident insurance - Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes - Relocation support (flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency) - Yearly benefit budget (sport, transport, bike, wellness, lunch, etc.) - Inspiring office spaces with silent workspaces for focus - **Growth & learning**: Opportunity to work across engineering, software, data, product, and business roles — space/aerospace background not required for many positions as long as core skills are strong. - **Recruitment process**: Transparent and structured — recruiter call, hiring manager deep-dive, technical task (for relevant roles), team collaboration conversation, leadership discussion, and offer. Relocation and visa support available for most roles. ## Sources 1. [iceye.com](https://www.iceye.com/company) — Company overview, leadership, certifications, mission 2. [iceye.com](https://www.iceye.com/careers) — Careers page, culture, benefits, values 3. [iceye.com](https://www.iceye.com/careers/recruitment) — Recruitment FAQ, hybrid/remote policy, interview process 4. 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