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About the role
AOCS Engineer, Spacecraft Analysis, Orbit and Attitude Control Engineering. Reports to Engineering Lead, AOCS Hardware.
Employment: Permanent, Hybrid (Espoo, Finland or Warsaw, Poland). Subject to applicable security screening.
What you'll do
- Analyze and improve on-orbit performance of AOCS components across a constellation of 40+ satellites
- Lead market studies and trade evaluations for new ADCS and propulsion hardware, and introduce new AOCS components into satellites
- Define, execute, and maintain verification procedures for AOCS components
- Lead or contribute to AOCS anomaly investigations across multiple engineering domains to identify root causes
- Maintain and improve operational procedures related to AOCS
- Drive process improvements that affect the full in-orbit satellite constellation
- Partner with satellite operations, radar, mechanical, electronics, manufacturing, and product teams
What you need
Required:
- BS or MS in Physics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
- 2-4 years of experience designing, operating, or testing AOCS equipment or spacecraft hardware
- Strong understanding of AOCS fundamentals: rigid body motion, differential equations, coordinate transformations, 3D geometry, feedback loops, state estimation
- Solid understanding of astrodynamics and attitude determination and control principles
- Working knowledge of Python and Git
- Experience with electronic lab hardware (power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.)
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Preferred:
- Experience in multi-disciplinary environments (electrical, controls, mechanical, thermal)
- Experience with flight dynamics software or libraries (STK, GMAT)
- Experience working with GNSS
- Proficiency in C++
About ICEYE
ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, delivering persistent monitoring from the world's largest and most advanced SAR satellite constellation. We serve customers in defence, intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management. Founded in Finland, we operate globally with over 1000 employees.
Application process
- Talent Acquisition screening (remote)
- Hiring Manager interview (remote)
- Take-home technical task and panel interview (remote)
- System thinking workshop (on-site)
- Behavioural interview (on-site)
Base salary range depends on experience and location. Benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing; Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies.