Systems and Software Validation Engineer

Location

Valencia, Spain

Employment Type

Full-time, On-site

About the Position

As a Systems and Software Validation Engineer at ICEYE, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational readiness of satellites that reach our Valencia production line. Your responsibilities will include executing initial power-on, firmware flashing, and subsystem communication verifications, running automated test scripts, and diagnosing issues at the boundary between software, firmware, and electronics hardware.

Responsibilities

• Execute initial satellite power-on, firmware flashing, and subsystem communication verifications.
• Run, debug, and execute automated functional, power, and bus test scripts using Python, Shell, and Linux environments.
• Work with Git repositories to manage test code, track updates, and verify software builds.
• Operate mechanical and electrical ground support equipment (GSE), and troubleshoot electronic hardware, power distribution, and digital interface issues using lab instruments (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters).
• Diagnose whether an anomaly is a test setup issue or a genuine unit fault, and raise non-conformance reports (NCRs) in Jira.
• Maintain detailed test logs and accurate documentation, and ensure configuration control on final activities.
• Assist in managing activities related to satellite launch campaigns.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives - procedures, processes, tools, test automation, and 6S.
• Assist in training and mentoring junior technicians, and communicate proactively with team members and supervisors regarding any challenges or obstacles.
• Work closely with the RF Senior Technician, AIT Engineering, and Quality, ensuring clear communication so that satellite build-phase deadlines and technical specifications are met.

Requirements

• Relevant university degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Space Studies, Applied Physics, Electronics, or similar, or equivalent hands-on experience in a related role.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience setting up, debugging, and running real test benches and satellite systems or interfaces, not just executing someone else’s scripts.
• Proficient in a Linux environment, comfortable modifying and debugging Python scripts, and working with Git.
• Systems thinking across avionics, power, and software, enough to tell a test setup fault from a genuine unit fault.
• Experience using lab equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent communication skills, with particular attention to detail in procedures, preparation, and execution.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions, and schematics.
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken, to ensure clear communication in a cross-functional environment.

Nice to Have

• ICEYE-specific test frameworks, satellite bus specifics, Jira and MES flow, and launch campaign procedures.
• Space or satellite AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Testing) background.
• Experience with environmental testing (e.g. vibration/shaker rigs, thermal testing).
• Experience using Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence).
• Lean & Six Sigma experience.

Application Process

1. Talent Acquisition Interview
2. Hiring Manager General Interview
3. Technical Interview, including a Technical Challenge
4. Final Interview

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion

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. Our advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation provides unmatched quality, latency, and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. We serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management, enabling 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.

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. 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.