AIT Engineering Team Lead

Role Highlights

Title:

AIT Engineering Team Lead

Department:
Global Manufacturing Organization

Reports to:

Head of MAITE, Optics

Location:

Warsaw, Poland

Type of

Contract:

Permanent

Working model:
On-site

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

ICEYE is seeking a Team Lead, AIT Engineering to lead the AIT Engineering function responsible for the assembly, integration, and testing of satellite systems and optical payloads. This is a technical leadership and people management role in an early-stage production environment, where products, processes, and manufacturing capabilities are continuously evolving. You will lead and develop the AIT Engineering team while acting as the technical focal point for AIT activities during spacecraft builds and integration campaigns.

The role sits at the interface between Engineering and Production. You will work closely with optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, quality, and production teams to translate design intent into robust, manufacturable, integrable, and testable processes, while ensuring that feedback and issues identified during production are effectively driven back into Engineering. You will also support the integration and validation of externally supplied optical payloads, working with internal engineering teams and external suppliers to ensure successful integration into the satellite platform.

The role requires a strong background in spacecraft AIT, system integration, or complex hardware integration, combined with the ability to lead people, coordinate technical activities, develop robust processes, and drive execution in a fast‑paced production environment.

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 and develop the AIT Engineering team, providing technical direction, mentoring, and clear priorities.
• Lead the assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft systems, acting as the technical focal point during spacecraft builds.
• Support the integration and validation of externally supplied optical payloads into the spacecraft platform.
• Combine technical leadership with hands‑on involvement in spacecraft integration, testing, troubleshooting, and verification.
• Ensure AIT readiness before builds, including tools, GSE, procedures, documentation, hardware, and engineering support.
• Drive structured problem‑solving and root cause analysis of integration and test issues, ensuring lessons learned are fed back into Engineering and production.
• Act as the bridge between Production and Engineering, translating design requirements into practical, manufacturable, and testable integration processes.
• Work closely with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Quality, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to resolve integration challenges.
• Define and continuously improve AIT processes, procedures, test methods, tooling, fixtures, and technical documentation.
• Support production ramp‑up by improving integration efficiency, repeatability, reliability, and scalability.
• Mentor engineers and build strong technical capabilities within the AIT organization.

• Must haves: 5+ years of hands‑on experience in spacecraft AIT, system integration, testing, or production of complex hardware systems.
• Strong experience with spacecraft integration and system‑level testing across…