Hybrid AOCS Engineer: Satellite Attitude & Control

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking an AOCS Engineer in Espoo, Finland (with Warsaw, Poland) to own attitude and orbit control across a 40+ satellite constellation. You’ll analyze on-orbit performance, verify AOCS components, and lead anomaly investigations that keep SAR imagery sharp.

You’ll collaborate across operations, radar, mechanical, electronics, and product teams, driving improvements from design through maintenance in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Physics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

AOCS basics

Python

Git

Troubleshooting

Spacecraft hardware

Education

BS/MS in Physics or Aerospace

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Job description

ICEYE is seeking an AOCS Engineer in Espoo, Finland (with Warsaw, Poland) to own attitude and orbit control across a 40+ satellite constellation. You’ll analyze on-orbit performance, verify AOCS components, and lead anomaly investigations that keep SAR imagery sharp.

You’ll collaborate across operations, radar, mechanical, electronics, and product teams, driving improvements from design through maintenance in a hybrid work model.