Structural Analysis Engineer, Team Lead

• Title: Structural Analysis Engineer, Team Lead

• Location: Espoo, Finland

• Department: Spacecraft Hardware

• Reports to: Mechanical Team Lead

• Employment type: Permanent

• Workplace model: On-site / Hybrid

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)

Why this role matters:

As a Senior Structural Engineer, you’ll lead structural analysis and engineering efforts to ensure ICEYE’s satellites meet demanding aerospace requirements for structural integrity, reliability, and manufacturability, enabling mission success from launch through on-orbit operations.

Who We Are

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.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

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.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor the Structural Analysis team

• Define structural requirements from mission and launcher constraints down to system and subsystem levels

• Lead and contribute to trade studies, design reviews, and verification and qualification documentation

• Ensure smooth and timely product delivery from concept through qualification

• Drive continuous improvement of structural design and analysis methods

• Collaborate with hardware engineering, AIT, and quality teams to ensure compliance with launch and in-orbit environments

• Work with system and subsystem engineers to define requirements for new products

• Support integration, validation, and issue resolution across internal and external teams

What are we looking for

Must haves:

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

• Experience leading and managing structural analysis or engineering teams

• Experience designing satellite structures, subsystems, or complex electromechanical systems

• Deep understanding of mechanical stress, vibration, and thermal effects on space structures

• Strong expertise in finite element analysis, including structural dynamics and failure analysis

• Experience with mechanical, hybrid, and bonded joints for load-carrying composite structures

• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as ECSS, NASA, or MIL

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with systems, electrical, and manufacturing teams

Nice to haves:

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