Engineering Manager - Satellite Fleet Planning
ICEYEFinland2 days ago
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We are seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for planning the activities of our satellite fleet. This includes planning image acquisitions and their downlinks across a growing constellation of SAR satellites. The team works on a complex algorithmic and optimization challenge engineered to operate at scale within the constraints of both business priorities and orbital physics.
This function sits at the core of ICEYE's operational performance. The effectiveness of fleet planning directly impacts constellation utilization, data delivery reliability, and customer experience. By ensuring that the right data is captured and delivered at the right time, your team enables mission-critical Earth Observation capabilities for governments and commercial customers worldwide.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be accountable not only for the technical direction of these systems, but also for building and developing a high-performing team. You will ensure the team delivers scalable and maintainable solutions while continuously raising the bar for engineering quality, operational excellence, and impact.
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
Must haves:
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.
How We Work (Our Values)
Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.
Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Attraction will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.
Base salary range for this position is 8 000-10 000 EUR per month (gross), depending on experience, and will be negotiated individually.
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 and we will 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.
- Engineering Manager - Satellite Fleet Planning
- Location: Espoo, Finland
- Department: Engineering
- Reports to: Director of Fleet Control & Satellite Communications
- Employment type: Permanent
- Workplace model: Hybrid
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
We are seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for planning the activities of our satellite fleet. This includes planning image acquisitions and their downlinks across a growing constellation of SAR satellites. The team works on a complex algorithmic and optimization challenge engineered to operate at scale within the constraints of both business priorities and orbital physics.
This function sits at the core of ICEYE's operational performance. The effectiveness of fleet planning directly impacts constellation utilization, data delivery reliability, and customer experience. By ensuring that the right data is captured and delivered at the right time, your team enables mission-critical Earth Observation capabilities for governments and commercial customers worldwide.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be accountable not only for the technical direction of these systems, but also for building and developing a high-performing team. You will ensure the team delivers scalable and maintainable solutions while continuously raising the bar for engineering quality, operational excellence, and impact.
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 and develop the Satellite Fleet Planning engineering team, ensuring strong ownership, technical excellence, and clear alignment with business priorities
- Oversee the design and evolution of scalable planning and optimization systems for satellite image acquisition and downlink scheduling
- Contribute hands-on to backend development, system architecture, and code quality to maintain a robust and maintainable platform
- Drive hiring, performance management, and career development to build a high-performing and collaborative team
- Improve engineering processes, ways of working, and cross-functional collaboration across product, mission operations, and other engineering teams
Must haves:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience leading software development teams
- Recent hands-on experience in backend software development
- Strong leadership skills with a servant leadership mindset
- Proven experience in hiring, developing, and retaining engineers at different career stages
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional and multi-site environments
- Experience deploying software to cloud and on-premises environments
- Domain knowledge in algorithms, optimization, fleet management, or aerospace systems
- Experience leading teams through organizational or technical change
- TA Partner Screening Call
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Take-home Work Sample and Technical Interview
- Values & Fit Interview
- Interview with SVP of Engineering
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.
How We Work (Our Values)
Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.
- Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the why behind decisions.
- See the big picture: Stay close to what's happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
- Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
- Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
- Have fun: What we do matters and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.
Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Attraction will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.
Base salary range for this position is 8 000-10 000 EUR per month (gross), depending on experience, and will be negotiated individually.
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 and we will 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.
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