Senior Sales Engineer, Space Missions & Proposals

ICEYE; España; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to enable winning mission opportunities by defining and communicating tailored technical solutions across Sales, Product and Engineering. You will lead technical proposals for institutional tenders, craft compelling narratives, and support engagements from early discussions through final contracts, travelling 20-30% and collaborating with a global team.

Master’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Physics, or related field, plus 8+ years in space/defense

Qualifications

• Translate complex systems into customer-friendly value propositions.
• Lead technical volumes end-to-end on multi-partner bids.
• Experience in sales engineering/pre-sales in space or Newspace sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solution for large proposals or institutional tenders (e.g. ESA, EDF EU).
• Deliver high-quality technical proposals for RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Run and integrate mission analyses and simulations (coverage studies, payload performance) to validate solutions.
• Provide timely technical support to Missions Sales throughout the sales cycle with clear narratives.
• Strengthen customer engagement through well-structured technical presentations and clarifications.

Skills

Technical leadership

Proposal development

Bid management

Customer engagement

Tender lifecycle

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Physics, or related field

Job description

ICEYE is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to enable winning mission opportunities by defining and communicating tailored technical solutions across Sales, Product and Engineering. You will lead technical proposals for institutional tenders, craft compelling narratives, and support engagements from early discussions through final contracts, travelling 20-30% and collaborating with a global team.

Master’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Physics, or related field, plus 8+ years in space/defense