ICEYE

Lead Mechanical Engineer

ICEYE

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Warsaw • Poland

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • - Be a key founding member of the small team responsible for spacecraft systems lifecycle from design up to in-orbit validation. The team will bring the design into full production, commissioning and operations of the imaging instrument, including all phases along the way - testing, qualification, verification and iterating on necessary steps.
  • - Be a technical leader for design and optimization of the satellite platform and oversee manufacturing, testing and qualification campaign. Due to the nature of the project and size of the founding “tiger team”, it’s expected to actively participate in the CAD and other engineering activities.
  • - Working with manufacturers of the components and subsystems to ensure the right quality, alignment and performance of delivered components and mechanisms.

Requirements

  • - Expert knowledge and hands-on skills of mechanical CAD design, analysis and optimization including all phases of the project from the concept up to material and structural analysis.
  • - Familiarity with the material science and engineering being able to guide material selection and analysis for the space environment (outgassing, thermal cycling, thermoelastic effects).
  • - Familiarity with testing, especially TVAC and vibration testing and pre-launch qualification campaigns.
  • - Experience in working with optical components manufacturers to ensure the right selection of the components and their quality to meet requirements of the designed system.
  • - Embracing the challenge, mindset of owning problems and solving them, capability of taking risks and leaning forward when needed. R&D style of learning by doing and iterating on the parts that require improvement.
  • - Experience in delivering design through suppliers - proven record of working directly together with manufacturers and subcontractors in order to get the design delivered to production, verified and validated.
Benefits
  • **What’s In It for You?**
  • - A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
  • - An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
  • - A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (MyBenefit i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, tourism, etc.)
  • - Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support etc.)
  • - Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
  • - Polish language lessons
  • - Occupational and private healthcare and life insurance
  • - 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
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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