Electronics R&D Test Lead

Role highlights:

• Location:
  
  Warsaw, Poland

• Department:
  Optical Systems

• Reports to:
  
  Engineering Manager, Optical Systems

• Employment type:
  
  Permanent

• Workplace model:
  Hybrid

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

As Electronics R&D Test Lead, you will lead the team responsible for electrical AIT of ICEYE's new generation of optical spacecraft, taking end-to-end ownership of how the team qualifies and tests hardware. You will organize the team's work and lead its people, while staying close to the technical work itself: qualification testing, debugging electronics and software, the EGSE that supports it, and the feedback loop back into design.

This is a role for someone who wants to combine hands-on technical ownership with growing into people leadership.

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.

• Lead the electrical AIT team, organizing its work and owning the end-to-end electrical AIT process for new spacecraft and subsystems.

• Run subsystem qualification and functional testing, and spacecraft-level system testing, for the new generation of optical satellites.

• Debug electronics and software issues as they arise, carrying out root cause analysis on failures and reworking PCBAs where needed.

• Own the design and build of the Electronics Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) the team relies on for testing and integration.

• Support next-generation spacecraft integration, ensuring AIT procedures are created and properly handed over to the production team.

• Represent the team's testing and integration findings back to the design engineering groups, from early concept through late prototyping, and drive the resulting design changes.

Must haves:

• Either experience leading people, or a senior, people-oriented technical background with a genuine interest in moving into people leadership.

• Hands-on experience in the development, integration, testing, or production of complex electronics systems

• Strong debugging skills across both electronics and software.

• AIT experience spanning both software and electronics.

• Working knowledge of Python.

• A can-do attitude and willingness to learn.

• Comfortable working under pressure and tight timelines, since test campaigns can involve intense, demanding periods.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with environmental testing, such as thermal or vibration testing.

• Experience in design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-testability (DFT) in high-reliability environments.

• Experience scaling test systems for production environments.

• Experience in harness design.

• Talent Attraction Screening

• Hiring Manager Screening

• Onsite workshop + Technical discussion

• Interview with Leadership

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.

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  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.

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