Engineering Operations Manager

About the Position

Engineering Operations Manager

Location

Espoo, Finland

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Engineering

Why this role matters

This role ensures complex space system projects are executed with clarity, accountability, and strong cross-functional coordination, reducing risk and enabling high-quality outcomes. By driving disciplined planning, effective decision-making, and consistent Design-to-Build adoption, it strengthens execution while fostering a motivated and collaborative team culture.

Responsibilities

• Project/Subsystem Leadership (Critical Planning Tasks)

  • Perform work breakdown (WBS).
  • Build, monitor, and maintain the project timeline.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively.
  • Ensure documentation is in place and aligns with D2B standards.

• Enabling Other Project Coordinators & Subsystem Owners

  • Run the project management process, including resource allocation and reporting.
  • Develop ways to share best project management practices.
  • Aligning with the supply chain on prioritization of orders and providing visibility on critical items.

Requirements

• Technical Acumen: Able to understand the technical requirements and complexity of the project and dissect what the main bottlenecks and challenges would be.
• Hands-on Experience: Possess hands-on experience and knows how long things take because you have done them or worked closely with stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Able to understand where to take risk and comfortably take that risk when needed for project success.
• Contingency Thinker: Know that the project needs a Plan A, B, C, D... and is always ready to change direction to succeed.
• Proactive Drive: High energy and drive; you respond to challenges by saying, "let me take a look," and immediately devise a plan with compromises to achieve success.

Application Process

• Recruiter Interview
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Managerial Task
• Peer Interview
• Stakeholder Interview

About the Company

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.

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.

We Offer

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

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.