Staff Mechanical Design Engineer
ICEYE
- Location
- Espoo
- Level
- Senior
- Category
- Design
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026 (15 days ago)
About the job
Role highlights:
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Espoo, Finland
Department: Spacecraft Hardware
Reports to: Mechanical Design Engineering Team Lead
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Hybrid / Office
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
Why this role matters:
At ICEYE, every satellite is a marriage of precision engineering and robust reliability. As we continue expanding both our operations and spacecraft platforms with more and more demanding mission requirements there is a need for an engineering professional who has extensive experience from mechanical engineering, system integration as well as manufacturing and qualification of space hardware.
As a Staff Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring our engineering solutions will meet the stringent Aerospace quality requirements in terms of structural integrity, reliability and efficient and cost effective manufacturing. You will be an important part of our Spacecraft engineering community and help ICEYE continue building the world’s leading SAR satellite constellation.
Who We Are
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.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
Lead and contribute to trade studies, design reviews (PDR/CDR), and verification and production qualification documentation (PRR/ERR).
Ensure smooth, seamless and on time product delivery, from concept to qualification.
Contribute to the continuous improvements of our current products.
Collaborate with suppliers, supply chain, AIT engineering and QA department to ensure our products are compliant with launch and on-orbit environments.
Collaborate with system and subsystem engineers to define requirements for new products.
Collaborate with both internal and external engineering teams and AIT teams during product integration and build to validate the engineered solutions are meeting the set requirements and targets. Support issue resolution if and where necessary.
When needed, engage in broader spacecraft mechanical design tasks, providing cross-disciplinary support.
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
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