Satellite Systems Senior Technician Verified today

The role

As Satellite Systems Senior Technician, you own the first power-on, initial software and firmware loading, and end-to-end systems verification of fully integrated SAR satellites. You run automated functional, power, and bus test campaigns, diagnose issues at the boundary between software, firmware, and electronics hardware, and ensure configuration control on final activities. Your work enables test campaigns to run independently on the line, freeing engineers for other priorities.

What you will do

• Execute initial satellite power-on, firmware flashing, and subsystem communication verifications.
• Run, debug, and execute automated functional, power, and bus test scripts using Python, Shell, and Linux environments.
• Work with Git repositories to manage test code, track updates, and verify software builds.
• Operate mechanical and electrical ground support equipment (GSE), and troubleshoot electronic hardware, power distribution, and digital interface issues using lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and multimeters.
• Diagnose whether an anomaly is a test setup issue or a genuine unit fault, and raise non-conformance reports (NCRs) in Jira.
• Maintain detailed test logs and accurate documentation, and ensure configuration control on final activities.
• Assist in managing activities related to satellite launch campaigns.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives covering procedures, processes, tools, test automation, and 6S.
• Train and mentor junior technicians, and communicate proactively with team members and supervisors regarding challenges or obstacles.
• Work closely with the RF Senior Technician, AIT Engineering, and Quality to ensure satellite build-phase deadlines and technical specifications are met.

What we need

Must haves:

• Relevant university degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Space Studies, Applied Physics, Electronics, or similar, or equivalent hands-on experience in a related role.
• 4 or more years of hands-on experience setting up, debugging, and running real test benches and satellite systems or interfaces, not just executing someone else's scripts.
• Proficiency in a Linux environment, comfortable modifying and debugging Python scripts, and working with Git.
• Systems thinking across avionics, power, and software, enough to distinguish a test setup fault from a genuine unit fault.
• Experience using lab equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent communication skills, with particular attention to detail in procedures, preparation, and execution.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions, and schematics.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, to ensure clear communication in a cross-functional environment.

Nice to haves:

• ICEYE-specific test frameworks, satellite bus specifics, Jira and MES flow, and launch campaign procedures.
• Space or satellite AIT (Assembly, Integration, and Testing) background.
• Experience with environmental testing such as vibration testing or thermal testing.
• Experience using Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence).
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.

The details

• Permanent contract
• On-site in Valencia, Spain
• Reports to Head of MAITE Spain
• Department: Global Manufacturing Organisation
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (including SUPO, where required)