Engineering Lead, Mechanical Engineering

Requirements

• Must have skills
• Expert knowledge and hands-on skills of mechanical CAD design, analysis and optimization including all phases of the project from the concept up to material and structural analysis.
• Familiarity with the material science and engineering being able to guide material selection and analysis for the space environment (outgassing, thermal cycling, thermoelastic effects).
• Familiarity with testing, especially TVAC and vibration testing and pre-launch qualification campaigns.
• Experience in working with optical components manufacturers to ensure the right selection of the components and their quality to meet requirements of the designed system.
• Embracing the challenge, mindset of owning problems and solving them, capability of taking risks and leaning forward when needed. R&D style of learning by doing and iterating on the parts that require improvement.
• Experience in delivering design through suppliers - proven record of working directly together with manufacturers and subcontractors in order to get the design delivered to production, verified and validated.
• Nice to have skills
• Experience in QA for the optical components and AIT for the optical systems and/or precise mechanisms.
• Experience in high-precision actuated optical systems is a plus.
• Experience with vacuum and cryogenic applications and materials used in the aerospace industry
• Application process
• Talent Acquisition Interview
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Technical Interview (onsite or virtual), including a Technical Challenge
• Hiring Team Interview
• Offer Decision
• Working at ICEYE
• How We Work (Our Values)
• Make

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Additional Information

Role highlights: Role: Engineering Lead, Mechanical Engineering Department: Optical Systems Location: Warsaw, Poland Reports to : Engineering Manager, Optical Systems Working type: Hybrid Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required) The Mission of the Engineering Lead, Mechanical Engineering As Engineering Lead for Mechanical Engineering, you will be a founding member of the team responsible for bringing ICEYE's next-generation optical satellite platform to life - from early concept design all the way through to in-orbit validation. You will lead and work hands-on alongside a small, high-impact team, driving the mechanical design, structural analysis, and optimization of the satellite platform while overseeing manufacturing, testing, and qualification campaigns. Working directly with component manufacturers and subcontractors, you will ensure that every part meets the precise requirements of a system built to perform in the harsh realities of space - owning the problems that arise along the way and iterating until the mission is complete. Who are we? 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. ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, Germany, and the US. The company has more than 900 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation. Day to day responsibilities: Be a key founding member of the small team responsible for spacecraft systems lifecycle from design up to in-orbit validation. The team will bring the design into full production, commissioning and operations of the imaging instrument, including all phases along the way - testing, qualification, verification and iterating on necessary steps. Be a team and technical leader for design and optimization of the satellite platform and oversee manufacturing, testing and qualification campaign. Due to the nature of the project and size of the founding "tiger team", it's expected to actively participate in the CAD and other engineering activities. Working with manufacturers of the components and subsystems to ensure the right quality, alignment and performance of delivered components and mechanisms.

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