Mechanical R&D Test Lead

About the Position

Mechanical R&D Test Lead

• Location: Warsaw, Poland
• Department: Optical Systems
• Reports to: Engineering Manager, Optical Systems
• Employment type: Permanent
• Workplace model: Hybrid
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

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Responsibilities

As Mechanical R&D Test Lead, you will:

• Lead the mechanical AIT team, organizing its work and owning the end-to-end mechanical AIT process for new spacecraft and subsystems.
• Oversee qualification and acceptance vibration test campaigns for new satellites and subsystems, and the satellite-level qualification mass models used to run them.
• Own the design, build, and upkeep of the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) the team relies on for testing and integration.
• Lead flight model integration for the new spacecraft generation, ensuring AIT procedures are created and properly handed over to the production team.
• Represent the team's testing and integration findings back to the design engineering groups, from early concept through late prototyping, and drive the resulting design changes.

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Requirements

Must haves:

• Either experience leading people, or a senior, people-oriented technical background with a genuine interest in moving into people leadership.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical AIT and test campaigns, comfortable doing the work yourself, not only directing it.
• Experience organizing work across a team and taking ownership of a process end to end.
• A can-do attitude and a hands-on engineering mindset, able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working under pressure and tight timelines, since test campaigns can involve intense, demanding periods.
• Experience with vibration testing and mechanical validation of hardware, and designing MGSE for satellite testing.

Nice to haves:

• Experience in aerospace or satellite hardware development.
• Hands-on experience in satellite assembly.
• Familiarity with finite element analysis tools to support test setup validation.

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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.

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About the Company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.

ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.

ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.

Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

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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-we’ll 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.