Spacecraft Analysis Engineer - Finland

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Hiring Model: On-site

Who are we?

ICEYE is an International New Space company headquartered in Finland with colleagues from over 57 countries. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts across many disciplines (e.g., engineering, software development, radar technology, etc.). We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values to Making the impossible possible in New Space. Join our team today!

What we do?

ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.

What will you do in this role?

We are looking for a motivated Spacecraft Analysis Engineer with multidisciplinary skills and experience to work with us on analysis, optimization and development of our satellite fleet during its entire life cycle.The position of a Spacecraft Analysis Engineer is located within the Spacecraft Analysis team, which is part of the Space Systems department.

The role consists of multidisciplinary tasks and activities related to:

1. Space missions planning and analysis
2. Modeling and simulation of the system’s behavior, both on high and low level
3. On-orbit data telemetry mining and analysis
4. Requirements engineering
5. Working with other teams within the Spacecraft Engineering, Operations and Missions teams

Responsibilities

1. Analysis and development of improvements of the spacecraft and mission system-level design
2. Ground and on-orbit test planning, verification and results analysis
3. Mission feasibility studies
4. R&D tasks related to spacecraft systems and its concept of operations
5. Optimization of spacecraft performance
6. Calculations and validation of key capabilities of the spacecraft system and interfaces between space and ground segments of the mission: power budget, link budget, optimal tasking etc.

Requirements

We're looking for:

1. Degree in Space Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or other relevant discipline
2. Understanding of fundamentals of physics in terms of space environment, attitude control, RF propagation, heat exchange, orbital dynamics etc.
3. Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams including all sorts of engineering, operations, project management and sales engineering
4. Ability to plan, perform and properly analyze results of an experiment or test
5. Critical and analytical thinking
6. Understanding of overall spacecraft system-level design, components and execution of the space mission
7. Coding and data analysis skills in Python and Matlab
8. Ability to work with Windows and Linux operating systems
9. Ability to take ownership of the task, plan and perform activities from start to finish
10. Positive and proactive attitude, desire to learn new things

Good to have:

1. Proficiency with STK
2. Hands-on experience with electronics lab equipment
3. Experience with mission critical systems design and troubleshooting
4. Relevant (4+ years) experience with complex systems design, implementation and operations
5. Relevant (4+ years) experience within the New Space industry

Don't hesitate to apply, even if you don't tick all the boxes. Your enthusiasm and potential matter most to us!

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all colleagues. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

• A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• Occupational healthcare, occupational and private insurance
• A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
• Phone subscription with iPhone of choice 
• Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
• A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission.

Apply now to start your ICEYE journey and help us continue to Make the Impossible Possible together.